Flight from Monticello
Subtitle: Thomas Jefferson at war
By: by Michael Kranish.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford, England; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780195374629
Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826; Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Adversaries; Henry, Patrick, -- 1736-1799; Governors -- Virginia -- Biography; Presidents -- United States -- Biography; Virginia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809
Genres: Biography
Description: Kranish describes Jefferson's many stumbles as he struggled to respond to the British invasion of colonial Virginia, and along the way, the author paints an intimate portrait of Jefferson, illuminating his quiet conversations, his family turmoil, his private hours at Monticello, and the lessons he learned during those dark hours as Virginia's governor that would serve him all his life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.