Twilight at Monticello
Subtitle: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
Publisher: Random House
Published: January 8, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781400060795
Subjects: U.S. History - Revolution And Confederation (1775-1789); U.S. President; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Historical - U.S.; Presidents & Heads of State; United States - 19th Century; Biography & Autobiography / Presidents; 19th century; Albemarle County; Biography; Case studies; History; Plantation life; Presidents; Retirement; United States; Virginia
Description: A portrait of Thomas Jefferson's retirement years at Monticello captures a turbulent period in the former president's life marked by personal and financial problems, depression, the disintegration of his family, and the founding of the University of Virginia.