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Monticello, a family story
- Title
- Monticello, a family story / Elizabeth Langhorne.
- Author
- Langhorne, Elizabeth Coles.
- Publication
- Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1987.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E332.74 .L36 1987 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 289 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Biography of Thomas Jefferson, his family, and other Monticello inhabitants. Includes Randolph, Hemings, and other families.
- Alternative Title
- Monticello
- Subject
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 271-285.
- Contents
- Monticello Begins -- A Bride Comes to Monticello -- Mrs. Jefferson -- Bound for France -- Paris -- Mr. Jefferson, Tourist -- The Travelers Return -- Edgehill -- Bizarre -- The Plantation -- The Architect -- Reluctant Politician -- The President's Daughters -- "An Affectionate and Loyal Servant ..." -- A Silly Bird Among the Swans -- Martha and Maria in Washington -- Death of a Daughter -- The Washington Scene -- Randolph Meets Randolph -- Incidents of Stress -- The Chesapeake Affair and Its Consequences -- A Mountain Landscape -- Monticello's Children -- Br'er Rabbit and Br'er Fox -- The Colonel Goes to War -- The Bankheads -- The Young Ladies -- Poplar Forest -- 1819-The Paper Bubble Burst -- Governor Randolph -- Ellen -- Missouri-"A Fireball in the Night" -- Pecuniary Disaster -- Mrs. Coolidge -- The Battle of Edgehill -- A Glorious Day on Which to Die -- The Black Family Scattered -- The End of the Story -- Notes -- Index.
- ISBN
- 091269758X
- 9780912697581
- LCCN
- 86020630
- OCLC
- ocm14134937
- 14134937
- SCSB-1172462
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library