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Highlights the life and accomplishments of the founding father, from his childhood as an orphan in the West Indies to his role in developing the Constitution and his tragic death in a duel with Aaron Burr.

"Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free! On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that would sever this country's ties with Britain and announce a new nation--The United States of America. Colonists were willing to risk their lives for freedom,...

Presents the life of George Washington, focusing on the Revolutionary War years and his presidency.

In 1776 Thomas Jefferson put his quill to paper and the Declaration of Independence sprang to life. Follow the Declaration's journey over the next two centuries, surviving eight wars and travelling through five states on horseback, boat, railcar, and tank to its current home in the National Archives.

An acclaimed biographer writes the remarkable story of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's most influential and fascinating founding fathers, and his untimely death in a duel with Aaron Burr.

Examines the political situation in America at the time of the troubles between England and her colonies there and describes howthe Declaration of Independence was written and accepted.

Examines how the once strong colony-mother-country relationshipbetween America and Britain began to sour through the 1760s and

Presents the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence as seen through the eyes of the boy who would grow up to be the sixth president of the United States.

Explores the life of the third president, from his childhood in Virginia, through his involvement in the Revolutionary War, to his years in office.