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As the first president to occupy the White House for an entire term, Thomas Jefferson shaped the president's residence, literally and figuratively, more than any of its other occupants. Remarkably enough, however, though many books have immortalized Jefferson's Monticello, none has been devoted to the vibrant look, feel, and energy of his still more famous and consequential home from 1801 to 1809. In Monticello on the Potomac, James B. Conroy, author of the award-winning Lincoln's White House offers a vivid, highly readable account of how life was lived in Jefferson's White House and the young nation's rustic capital.
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Table of contents
- Prologue
- Author’s Note
- 1 It Was More Than I Expected
- 2 With Very Decent Respect
- 3 True Republicanism
- 4 Men of 1776
- 5 Notions of Equality
- 6 Grumble Who Will
- 7 Chiefly of the Sneering Kind
- 8 A French Way of Cooking Them
- 9 Unfinished Persons
- 10 Mean and Little Passions
- 11 By No Means Dangerous
- 12 This Will Be the Cause of War
- 13 Treasures of Information
- 14 Highly Embellished With Indian Finery
- 15 Oriental Luxury and Taste
- 16 It Was a Good Lesson for Them
- 17 Chained to a Writing Table
- 18 The Hermit of Monticello
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- About the Author
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