Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson

Crawford, Alan Pell

ISBN 10: 1400106184 ISBN 13: 9781400106189

Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc, 2008

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.

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Review

"WASHINGTON POST" BESTSELLER
"Intimate and detailed . . . [Alan Pell Crawford] had access to thousands of family letters-some previously unexamined by historians-that he used to create his portrait of the complex idealist, [and] there are some surprising tidbits to be found."
-Associated Press
"[A] well-researched look at Jefferson, and even readers with only a passing interest in our third president should find it fascinating."
"-Richmond Times-Dispatch"
"Insightful analysis and lucid prose make this autumnal portrait a rewarding experience."
"-Kirkus Reviews"

"WASHINGTON POST" BESTSELLER

"Intimate and detailed . . . [Alan Pell Crawford] had access to thousands of family letters-some previously unexamined by historians-that he used to create his portrait of the complex idealist, [and] there are some surprising tidbits to be found."
-Associated Press

"[A] well-researched look at Jefferson, and even readers with only a passing interest in our third president should find it fascinating."
"-Richmond Times-Dispatch"

"Insightful analysis and lucid prose make this autumnal portrait a rewarding experience."
"-Kirkus Reviews"

WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER
"Intimate and detailed . . . [Alan Pell Crawford] had access to thousands of family letters-some previously unexamined by historians-that he used to create his portrait of the complex idealist, [and] there are some surprising tidbits to be found."
-Associated Press
"[A] well-researched look at Jefferson, and even readers with only a passing interest in our third president should find it fascinating."
-Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Insightful analysis and lucid prose make this autumnal portrait a rewarding experience."
-Kirkus Reviews

WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER
-Intimate and detailed . . . [Alan Pell Crawford] had access to thousands of family letters-some previously unexamined by historians-that he used to create his portrait of the complex idealist, [and] there are some surprising tidbits to be found.-
-Associated Press
-[A] well-researched look at Jefferson, and even readers with only a passing interest in our third president should find it fascinating.-
-Richmond Times-Dispatch
-Insightful analysis and lucid prose make this autumnal portrait a rewarding experience.-
-Kirkus Reviews

WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER

"Intimate and detailed . . . [Alan Pell Crawford] had access to thousands of family letters-some previously unexamined by historians-that he used to create his portrait of the complex idealist, [and] there are some surprising tidbits to be found."
-Associated Press

"[A] well-researched look at Jefferson, and even readers with only a passing interest in our third president should find it fascinating."
-Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Insightful analysis and lucid prose make this autumnal portrait a rewarding experience."
-Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Alan Pell Crawford is the author of Unwise Passions: A True Story of a Remarkable Woman—and the First Great Scandal of Eighteenth-Century America and a regular book reviewer for the Wall Street Journal.
James Boles is an accomplished audiobook narrator and an award-winning stage actor.

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