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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.
Contents
Prologue
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. I Found It Detestable
11. By No Means Dangerous
12. This Will Be the Cause of War
13. Madame Eve
14. Highly Embellished With Indian Finery
15. Oriental Luxury and Taste
16. Age Has Some Effect Upon Him
17. Chained to a Writing Table
18. The Hermit of Monticello
Epilogue
Selected Bibliography
Notes