Isaac Granger, sculpted by the author Lawrence Bechtel

The Tinsmith's Apprentice:
​Isaac Granger

The Tinsmith's Apprentice, a trilogy of historical novels by Lawrence Reid Bechtel, breathes life and words into Isaac Granger, a slave owned by Thomas Jefferson. Struggling between loyalty to his master and the lure of risky freedom held out by African-American mentors, a Monticello slave struggles to find himself in 1790's Philadelphia.


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The Audiobook for A Partial Sun is available now

Coming Soon

“Lawrence Reid Bechtel’s A Partial Sun is a powerful coming of age novel told in the words of Isaac Granger Jefferson, the teenage slave who accompanied Thomas Jefferson from his Virginia plantation to the bustling city of Philadelphia to learn the trade of tinsmith. Isaac’s tale is rich in language and detail, with historical figures brought fully to life, including Jefferson himself, the enigmatic slave master who authored the Declaration of Independence.”
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--Ross Howell Jr., author of Forsaken

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Lawrence Bechtel: Sculptor

Lawrence Bechtel is a celebrated sculptor as well as a published author. Indeed, sculpture and writing are for him deeply intertwined. In fact, his trilogy of novels, The Tinsmith's Apprentice, began with sculptures: first a portrait bust of Thomas Jefferson, followed by one of Isaac Granger Jefferson.

To see more of his sculptures and their stories, please visit bechtelsculpture.com.   Commissions are welcome.

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