Author: Charles A. Cerami
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 111813091X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Constitution was two years old and the United States was in serious danger. Bitter political rivalry between former allies and two surging issues that inflamed the nation led to grim talk of breaking up the union. Then a single great evening achieved compromises that led to America's great expansion. This book celebrates Thomas Jefferson and his two guests, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, and the meal that saved the republic. In Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's, you'll discover the little-known story behind this pivotal evening in American history, complete with wine lists, recipes, and more.
Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's
Author: Charles A. Cerami
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 111813091X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Constitution was two years old and the United States was in serious danger. Bitter political rivalry between former allies and two surging issues that inflamed the nation led to grim talk of breaking up the union. Then a single great evening achieved compromises that led to America's great expansion. This book celebrates Thomas Jefferson and his two guests, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, and the meal that saved the republic. In Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's, you'll discover the little-known story behind this pivotal evening in American history, complete with wine lists, recipes, and more.
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 111813091X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Constitution was two years old and the United States was in serious danger. Bitter political rivalry between former allies and two surging issues that inflamed the nation led to grim talk of breaking up the union. Then a single great evening achieved compromises that led to America's great expansion. This book celebrates Thomas Jefferson and his two guests, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, and the meal that saved the republic. In Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's, you'll discover the little-known story behind this pivotal evening in American history, complete with wine lists, recipes, and more.
Mr. Jefferson's Women
Author: Jon Kukla
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1400078571
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
From the acclaimed author of A Wilderness So Immense comes a pioneering study of Thomas Jefferson's relationships with women, both personal and political. The author of the Declaration of Independence, who wrote the words “all men are created equal,” was surprisingly uncomfortable with woman. In eight chapters, Kukla examines the evidence for the founding father's youthful misogyny, beginning with his awkward courtship of Rebecca Burwell, who declined Jefferson's marriage proposal, and his unwelcome advances toward the wife of a boyhood friend. Subsequent chapters describe his decade-long marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton, his flirtation with Maria Cosway, and the still controversial relationship with Sally Hemings. A riveting study of a complex man, Mr. Jefferson's Women is sure to spark debate.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1400078571
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
From the acclaimed author of A Wilderness So Immense comes a pioneering study of Thomas Jefferson's relationships with women, both personal and political. The author of the Declaration of Independence, who wrote the words “all men are created equal,” was surprisingly uncomfortable with woman. In eight chapters, Kukla examines the evidence for the founding father's youthful misogyny, beginning with his awkward courtship of Rebecca Burwell, who declined Jefferson's marriage proposal, and his unwelcome advances toward the wife of a boyhood friend. Subsequent chapters describe his decade-long marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton, his flirtation with Maria Cosway, and the still controversial relationship with Sally Hemings. A riveting study of a complex man, Mr. Jefferson's Women is sure to spark debate.
Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's
Author: Charles Cerami
Publisher: Trade Paper Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
A "New York Times" extended bestselling author re-creates the dinner party that saved the union, in a book that celebrates Thomas Jefferson and his two guests, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, as well as the dinner itself.
Publisher: Trade Paper Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
A "New York Times" extended bestselling author re-creates the dinner party that saved the union, in a book that celebrates Thomas Jefferson and his two guests, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, as well as the dinner itself.
Mr. Jefferson
Author: Albert Jay Nock
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Mr. Jefferson's University
Author: Virginius Dabney
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813912134
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813912134
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
An Evening with Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
Author: James M. Gabler
Publisher: Bacchus Press Ltd.
ISBN: 9780961352561
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Through a dream sequence, you (the reader) go back in time to 18th century Paris where you meet Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. In the comfort of Jefferson's residence on the Champs-Elysees, you sit down with these two great Americans, and in response to your questions, they tell in their own words the most interesting stories of their lives. There are extensive citations of authority to support all of their comments.--Amazon.com.
Publisher: Bacchus Press Ltd.
ISBN: 9780961352561
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Through a dream sequence, you (the reader) go back in time to 18th century Paris where you meet Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. In the comfort of Jefferson's residence on the Champs-Elysees, you sit down with these two great Americans, and in response to your questions, they tell in their own words the most interesting stories of their lives. There are extensive citations of authority to support all of their comments.--Amazon.com.
Mr. Jefferson and the Giant Moose
Author: Lee Alan Dugatkin
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022663910X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Capturing the essence of the origin and evolution of the so-called "degeneracy debates," over whether the flora and fauna of America (including Native Americans) were naturally weaker and feebler than species elsewhere in the world, this book chronicles Thomas Jefferson's efforts to counter French conceptions of American degeneracy, culminating in his sending of a stuffed moose to Buffon
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022663910X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Capturing the essence of the origin and evolution of the so-called "degeneracy debates," over whether the flora and fauna of America (including Native Americans) were naturally weaker and feebler than species elsewhere in the world, this book chronicles Thomas Jefferson's efforts to counter French conceptions of American degeneracy, culminating in his sending of a stuffed moose to Buffon
Lewis Rand
Author: Mary Johnston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Lewis Rand is a poor boy of the early 1800's. His father is a tobacco farmer and is totally against "book larnin'", but Lewis manages to educate himself.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Lewis Rand is a poor boy of the early 1800's. His father is a tobacco farmer and is totally against "book larnin'", but Lewis manages to educate himself.
Mr. Jefferson's Telescope
Author: Brendan Wolfe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813940106
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Thomas Jefferson considered the University of Virginia to be among his finest achievements--a living monument to his artistic and intellectual ambitions. Now, on the occasion of the University's bicentennial, Brendan Wolfe has assembled one hundred objects that, brought together in one fascinating book, offer a new, sometimes surprising history of Jefferson's favorite project. Mr. Jefferson's Telescope begins with the years leading up to the University's 1819 founding and continues to the triumphs and challenges of the present day, each entry joining a full-color image with an engaging description that both stands alone and contributes to an engrossing larger narrative about how the school has evolved over time. Considering an orange and blue silk handkerchief, Wolfe reveals that the University's school colors were originally cardinal red and gray--calling to mind a Confederate soldier's blood-stained uniform but ultimately deemed not bright enough to stand out on muddy football fields. The record of an overdue book checked out by a young Edgar Allan Poe speaks to a long literary tradition. On the subject of a key to the Rotunda's doors, Wolfe introduces us to its keeper, the Monticello-born ex-slave who rang the hourly bells on Grounds into the early twentieth century. Beautifully illustrated with over one hundred new and archival images, this book brings to life a remarkable array of significant objects while offering to the reader the best introduction available to the history of Jefferson's great institution.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813940106
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Thomas Jefferson considered the University of Virginia to be among his finest achievements--a living monument to his artistic and intellectual ambitions. Now, on the occasion of the University's bicentennial, Brendan Wolfe has assembled one hundred objects that, brought together in one fascinating book, offer a new, sometimes surprising history of Jefferson's favorite project. Mr. Jefferson's Telescope begins with the years leading up to the University's 1819 founding and continues to the triumphs and challenges of the present day, each entry joining a full-color image with an engaging description that both stands alone and contributes to an engrossing larger narrative about how the school has evolved over time. Considering an orange and blue silk handkerchief, Wolfe reveals that the University's school colors were originally cardinal red and gray--calling to mind a Confederate soldier's blood-stained uniform but ultimately deemed not bright enough to stand out on muddy football fields. The record of an overdue book checked out by a young Edgar Allan Poe speaks to a long literary tradition. On the subject of a key to the Rotunda's doors, Wolfe introduces us to its keeper, the Monticello-born ex-slave who rang the hourly bells on Grounds into the early twentieth century. Beautifully illustrated with over one hundred new and archival images, this book brings to life a remarkable array of significant objects while offering to the reader the best introduction available to the history of Jefferson's great institution.
Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's: Three Men, Five Great Wines, and the Evening That Changed America (Special Large Print Amazon Edition)
Author: Charles A. Cerami
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 9780470580172
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 9780470580172
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description