early American history

My favorite period of history is early American history when the United States was being founded based on individual rights and "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness".  This period contains the lives and works of the Founding Fathers and their influences.  Below are favorite individuals and suggested books by, or about, each.

John Locke (1632-1704)

Second Treatise of Government (1689)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1793)
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson

George Washington (1732-1799)

Washington's Farewell Address (1796)
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow

Thomas Paine (1737-1809)

Common Sense (1776)
The American Crisis (1776)
The Rights of Man (1791)
Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of
   Modern Nations by Craig Nelson

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Declaration of Independence (1776)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1777)

James Madison (1751-1836)

The Bill of Rights (1789)

general history

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J.
   Ellis
Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of
   America by Thomas Fleming
1776 by David G. McCullough