Entrée principale:

McLaughlin, Jack, 1926- author.

Titre et auteur:

Jefferson and Monticello : the biography of a builder / Jack McLaughlin.

Édition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Henry Holt and Company, Inc., [1988]
©1988

Description:

viii, 481 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Floor plan on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A very long time maturing his projects" -- All warm in the bosom of the house -- "Today my workmen assemble" -- To possess living souls -- "Moved to Monticello" -- The mistress of Monticello -- "The sublimated philosopher" in Paris -- "A shelter to unite under: O welcome hour whenever!" -- A single example of chaste architecture -- The guardian spirit of the place -- Afterword -- A Jefferson chronology -- Acknowledgments.

Résumé:

A biography focusing on the domestic life of Thomas Jefferson and the building of his home Monticello.

Ressources:
Sample text

ISBN:

0805004823 (hbk.)
9780805004823 (hbk.)

Sujet:

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Family.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Et l'architecture.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Famille.
Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826.
Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826 Family.
Jefferson, Thomas.
Presidents United States Biography.
Présidents États-Unis Biographies.
Families.
Presidents.
Monticello (Va.)
United States.
Monticello, Va.

Classification/genre:

Biography
collective biographies.
Biographies.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 35005
Cote: ID:88-B6380
Statut: Disponible