Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the FoundersIn this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedoma drama in which Islam played a surprising role. In 1765, eleven years before composing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson bought a Quran. This marked only the beginning of his lifelong interest in Islam, and he would go on to acquire numerous books on Middle Eastern languages, history, and