From the moment he learned to read, Thomas Jefferson discovered a lifelong passion that would shape his entire world: books, books, and more books. Throughout his life, before, during, and long after the American Revolution, Jefferson never stopped collecting. He gathered thousands of volumes on hundreds of different subjects, filling his home with a mountain of knowledge. This whimsical and rhythmic biography explores the third president's intense zeal for the written word. When the original Library of Congress was tragically destroyed, it was Jefferson's massive, personal book collection that stepped in to rebuild it, ultimately helping to create the largest library in the world. It is a joyful tribute to the power of reading, the thrill of collecting, and the historical impact of one man's endless curiosity.