Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson - Rilegato

Crawford, Alan Pell

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ISBN 10: 1400060796 ISBN 13: 9781400060795

Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 2008

Riassunto

An intimate portrait of Thomas Jefferson's retirement years at Monticello captures this turbulent period in the former president's life, a period marked by personal and financial problems, domestic violence, depression, the disintegration of his family, contradictory feelings about slavery, the founding of the University of Virginia, and contributions to American political thought. 40,000 first printing.

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WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER

“Intimate and detailed . . . [Alan Pell Crawford] had access to thousands of family letters–some previously unexamined by historians–that he used to create his portrait of the complex idealist, [and] there are some surprising tidbits to be found.”
–Associated Press

“[A] well-researched look at Jefferson, and even readers with only a passing interest in our third president should find it fascinating.”
–Richmond Times-Dispatch

“Insightful analysis and lucid prose make this autumnal portrait a rewarding experience.”
–Kirkus Reviews
From the Trade Paperback edition.

L'autore

Alan Pell Crawford is the author of Unwise Passions: A True Story of a Remarkable Woman–and the First Great Scandal of Eighteenth-Century America and Thunder on the Right: The “New Right” and the Politics of Resentment. His writings have appeared in American History, The Washington Post, and The New York Times, and he is a regular book reviewer for The Wall Street Journal. Crawford has had a residential fellowship at the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.

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• Editore: Random House Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1400060796
• ISBN 13: 9781400060795
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 322