Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and

the True Story of an American Feud

by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain (Author), Larry Day (Illustrator)
published by Dutton Juvenile (December 8, 2011)
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
were best friends unless they were
talking about how to run the United
States. In this book, students will
learn about the difference between
the Republican and Federalist parties.
Students will also learn fun facts like
how Adams had to have a special
guard with him and how Jefferson
filled the White House with
thousands of mammoth bones and
believed that mammoths still existed
in the West! Students will love
learning about the differences
between these two men who were so
important to American history.
Curriculum Connections:
American History, Louisiana
Purchase, the White House, Thomas
Jefferson, John Adams, Republicans
and Federalists.