Thomas Jefferson: 20 Lessons to Learn from Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson is the author of the Declaration of Independence; he was the father of the ideal of individual liberty, of the Louisiana Purchase, of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and of the settling of the West. He was the 2nd Vice President and the 3rd President of United Nations of America. He led his nation through ferocious partisanships and the cultural warfare amidst the economic change and external threats. He had achieved greatness in a difficult world. This eBook introduces you to the life of one of the greatest leaders and presidents of United States of America. It gives you 20 lessons we must learn from his life. It discusses about his life from the early stages to his presidency.