As the second act of the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” begins, Thomas Jefferson has just returned to Monticello to find a letter awaiting him. “There’s a letter on my desk from the ...

Watch it with the kids. Thomas Jefferson Begins Monday, 8 p.m., The History Channel Mr. Anderson is the Journal’s TV critic.

Directed by Jon Hirsch, the six-part docuseries Thomas Jefferson is a comprehensive look at the life of the Founding Father who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence ...