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Throughout his life, Jefferson depended on books for his education.
He collected and accumulated thousands of books for his library at Monticello.
When Jefferson's father Peter died Thomas inherited, among other things, his large library.
A significant portion of Jefferson's library was also bequeathed to him in the will of George Wythe, who had an extensive collection.
After the British burned the Library of Congress in 1814 Jefferson offered to sell his collection of more than six thousand books to Congress for about four dollars a book.
After realizing he was no longer in possession of such a grand collection he wrote in a letter to John Adams, " I cannot live without books ".
Always eager for more knowledge, Jefferson immediately began buying more books and continued learning throughout most of his life.
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