Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's
Subtitle: three men, five great wines, and the evening that changed America
By: Charles Cerami.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780470083062
Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826.; Hamilton, Alexander, -- 1757-1804.; Madison, James, -- 1751-1836.; Statesmen -- United States.; Dinners and dining -- United States -- History -- 18th century.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1789-1797.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-259) and index.
Table of contents: value: Before the clash; value: An old friend's bombshell; value: The mounting anger; value: The radical conservative; value: Aggressive lobbying; value: Thoughts of breaking up; value: Jefferson's awakening; value: A country without a capital; value: Doubters and believers; value: Nearing a decision on the capital; value: That day on the street; value: Dinner at Secretary Jefferson's; value: The Philadelphia story; value: Doubts settled, doubts revived; value: Hamilton the unstoppable?; value: Before the fall; value: From brilliance to disaster; value: The disappearing cabinet; value: One heart and one mind; value: The Jefferson factor; value: Recipes from Monticello's kitchen; value: Alexander Hamilton's letter to new coast guard officials.