•  Sidney was a popular hero, whose life, death and writings were well-known to all of the Founding Fathers and to the American colonists...

By: Tony Williams When “Lighthorse Harry” Lee eulogized George Washington as “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts...

By: Tony Williams George Washington and Alexander Hamilton could hardly have been more different.   Washington was a Virginia planter...

In May of 1825, writing to Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson set forth the classic sources of the principles of the Declaration of Independence...

By: J. David Gowdy The year is 1757.   George Washington is 25 years old and is engaged in the French-Indian War.   Near Charlottesvil...

In 2006, Jonathan Gross edited and introduced the world to “Thomas Jefferson’s Scrapbooks.” [1] As Richard Dixon of the Thomas Jefferson ...

By: J. David Gowdy When visiting Monticello, a visitor may observe that prominent in Thomas Jefferson’s parlor are portraits and paintings...