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Author : George Roland Wills
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (399 download)
Download or read book A Docent's Tour of Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest written by George Roland Wills and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Roland Wills
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ISBN 13 : 9781676948605
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (486 download)
Download or read book An Afternoon with Mr. Jefferson written by George Roland Wills and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fictional meeting between Thomas Jefferson and a young inadvertent time traveler who is visiting his restored home for the day. Jhaymee Timberlake will finally get to meet her hero, Thomas Jefferson.This release of the story also includes the enhanced 2012 Docent Tour of the home by author and Poplar Forest docent George Roland Wills. This short story also appears in the short story anthology THE NOVEMBER COUNTRY by George Roland Wills.
Author : Thomas Jefferson
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Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 ( download)
Download or read book Notes on the State of Virginia written by Thomas Jefferson and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barbara Heath
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813042909
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Jefferson's Poplar Forest written by Barbara Heath and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2012-05-27 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Jefferson once called his plantation Poplar Forest, "the most valuable of my possessions." For Jefferson, Poplar Forest was a private retreat for him to escape the hordes of visitors and everyday pressures of his iconic estate, Monticello. Jefferson's Poplar Forest uses the knowledge gained from long-term and interdisciplinary research to explore the experiences of a wide range of people who lived and worked there between the American Revolution and the Civil War. Multiple archaeological digs reveal details about the lives of Jefferson, subsequent owners and their families, and the slaves (and descendants) who labored and toiled at the site. From the plantation house to the weeds in the garden, Barbara Heath, Jack Gary, and numerous contributors examine the landscapes of the property, investigating the relationships between the people, objects, and places of Poplar Forest. As the first book-length study of the archaeology of a president's estate, Jefferson's Poplar Forest offers a compelling and uniquely specific look into the lives of those who called Poplar Forest home.
Author : Thomas Jefferson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)
Download or read book Thomas Jefferson's Library written by Thomas Jefferson and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barbara J. Heath
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813918679
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (186 download)
Download or read book Hidden Lives written by Barbara J. Heath and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LIKE MONTICELLO, Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest offers a significant archeological view of slave life at the turn of the nineteenth century in rural Virginia. In Hidden Lives, Barbara J. Heath re-creates the daily life of slaves at Jefferson's second home from 1773, the year he inherited the plantation, until 1812, when his reorganization of its landscape resulted in the destruction of a slave quarter. Drawing on census data, letters, memoranda, and other primary material, Heath describes the slave community's family ties, the agricultural cycle of work, and the sickness and health care they experienced. Her portrait is enhanced by fresh archaeological findings and a wealth of illustrations, including site and contemporary maps,../images of slaves at work and at home, artifacts, and interpretive drawings. By looking at the social meaning of buildings, yards, and artifacts, Heath presents new interpretations of how individuals used materials to create a sense of self and community, how they acquired belongings, and how they safeguarded them. For visitors to historic sites and students and scholars of archaeology, Heath's book offers a visual and textual exploration of complex relationships within the plantation and of the resulting choices, compromises, and limitations that Jefferson's slaves negotiated in the process of making a home within the confines of institutionalized slavery.
Author : Charlene C. Giannetti
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493024809
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Plantations of Virginia written by Charlene C. Giannetti and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southern plantations are an endless source of fascination. That’s no surprise since these palatial homes are rich in history, representing a pivotal time in U.S. history that truly is “gone with the wind.” With the Civil War literally exploding all around, many of these homes were occupied either by Confederate or Union troops. Nowhere else in the south were plantations so affected by the nation’s bloodiest war than in Virginia. At times, families fled, leaving behind slaves to manage the property. There are still more than 60 plantations in Virginia today, most of them open to the public. Some have been restored, others undergoing that process. If only the walls could talk, the stories we might hear! That’s what we hope to bring into this book on The Plantations of Virginia. We’ll take the tours and talk to the guides and dig even further if there is more to discover. We hope that travelers will be enlightened before they travel to Virginia, their visits will thus be enriched, and that residents will equally love exploring this deep history of Virginia. Accompanying the text will be photographs, taken by one of the authors, showing, in all their splendor, the exteriors of these plantations, as well as areas of interest inside the buildings.
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Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (442 download)
Download or read book Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features Poplar Forest, a plantation and estate in Forest, Virginia, that belonged to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. Notes that Jefferson designed the home, which he began constructing in 1806. Posts contact information via mailing address and telephone and fax numbers. Highlights grounds tours and exhibits, admission information, directions to the historic site, and a calendar of events. Details the history of the plantation and the restoration of the historic site.
Author : Alan Pell Crawford
Publisher : Random House Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 1400060796
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)
Download or read book Twilight at Monticello written by Alan Pell Crawford and published by Random House Incorporated. This book was released on 2008 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Virgi
Author : Annette Gordon-Reed
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 0813933560
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (139 download)
Download or read book Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings written by Annette Gordon-Reed and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1998-03-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Annette Gordon-Reed's groundbreaking study was first published, rumors of Thomas Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings had circulated for two centuries. Among all aspects of Jefferson's renowned life, it was perhaps the most hotly contested topic. The publication of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings intensified this debate by identifying glaring inconsistencies in many noted scholars' evaluations of the existing evidence. In this study, Gordon-Reed assembles a fascinating and convincing argument: not that the alleged thirty-eight-year liaison necessarily took place but rather that the evidence for its taking place has been denied a fair hearing. Friends of Jefferson sought to debunk the Hemings story as early as 1800, and most subsequent historians and biographers followed suit, finding the affair unthinkable based upon their view of Jefferson's life, character, and beliefs. Gordon-Reed responds to these critics by pointing out numerous errors and prejudices in their writings, ranging from inaccurate citations, to impossible time lines, to virtual exclusions of evidence—especially evidence concerning the Hemings family. She demonstrates how these scholars may have been misguided by their own biases and may even have tailored evidence to serve and preserve their opinions of Jefferson. This updated edition of the book also includes an afterword in which the author comments on the DNA study that provided further evidence of a Jefferson and Hemings liaison.00 Possessing both a layperson's unfettered curiosity and a lawyer's logical mind, Annette Gordon-Reed writes with a style and compassion that are irresistible. Each chapter revolves around a key figure in the Hemings drama, and the resulting portraits are engrossing and very personal. Gordon-Reed also brings a keen intuitive sense of the psychological complexities of human relationships—relationships that, in the real world, often develop regardless of status or race. The most compelling element of all, however, is her extensive and careful research, which often allows the evidence to speak for itself. Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy is the definitive look at a centuries-old question that should fascinate general readers and historians alike.
Author : Gayle Jessup White
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063028670
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Reclamation written by Gayle Jessup White and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings’ family explores America’s racial reckoning through the prism of her ancestors—both the enslaver and the enslaved. Gayle Jessup White had long heard the stories passed down from her father’s family, that they were direct descendants of Thomas Jefferson—lore she firmly believed, though others did not. For four decades the acclaimed journalist and genealogy enthusiast researched her connection to Thomas Jefferson, to confirm its truth once and for all. After she was named a Jefferson Studies Fellow, Jessup White discovered her family lore was correct. Poring through photos and documents and pursuing DNA evidence, she learned that not only was she a descendant of Jefferson on his father’s side; she was also the great-great-great-granddaughter of Peter Hemings, Sally Hemings’s brother. In Reclamation she chronicles her remarkable journey to definitively understand her heritage and reclaim it, and offers a compelling portrait of what it means to be a black woman in America, to pursue the American dream, to reconcile the legacy of racism, and to ensure the nation lives up to the ideals advocated by her legendary ancestor.
Author : S. Allen Chambers
Publisher : Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar Forest
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Poplar Forest and Thomas Jefferson written by S. Allen Chambers and published by Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar Forest. This book was released on 1993 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed description of Poplar Forest, Thomas Jefferson's summer home.
Author : Thomas Jefferson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400845270
Total Pages : 840 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 9 written by Thomas Jefferson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume Nine of the project documenting Thomas Jefferson's last years presents 523 documents from 1 September 1815 to 30 April 1816. In this period, Jefferson makes three trips to Poplar Forest. During two visits to the Peaks of Otter, he measures their altitude and his calculations are reprinted in several newspapers. Jefferson welcomes the returning war hero Andrew Jackson in a visit to Poplar Forest and offers a toast at a public dinner in Lynchburg held in the general's honor. With the end of the War of 1812, Jefferson uses European contacts to begin restocking his wine cellar and refilling his bookshelves. In a draft letter to Horatio G. Spafford, Jefferson indulges in a "tirade" against a pamphlet by a New England clergyman. Jefferson decides to drop the section from the letter but sends it to Richmond Enquirer publisher Thomas Ritchie with permission to publish it without Jefferson's name. An anonymous letter in the Washington Daily National Intelligencer on the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution elicits a similarly anonymous response from Jefferson. His family circle grows with the birth of a great-granddaughter. Despite a report of his death, Jefferson continues to enjoy perfect health.
Author : Fawn M. Brodie
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393317527
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)
Download or read book Thomas Jefferson written by Fawn M. Brodie and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1974 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ambitious, perceptive portrayal of a complex man, this bestselling biography breaks new ground in its exploration of Jefferson's inner life. "Brodie has humanized Jefferson without in the least diminishing him".--Wallace Stegner. Photos.
Author : Thomas Jefferson
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Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Works of Thomas Jefferson written by Thomas Jefferson and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Jefferson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book written by Thomas Jefferson and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mabel O. Wilson
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 030024620X
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Thomas Jefferson, Architect written by Mabel O. Wilson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling reassessment of Thomas Jefferson's architecture that scrutinizes the complex, and sometimes contradictory, meanings of his iconic work Renowned as a politician and statesman, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was also one of the premier architects of the early United States. Adept at reworking Renaissance--particularly Palladian--and Enlightenment ideals to the needs of the new republic, Jefferson completed visionary building projects such as his two homes, Monticello and Poplar Forest; the Capitol building in Richmond; and the University of Virginia campus. Featuring a wealth of archival images, including models, paintings, drawings, and prints, this volume presents compelling essays that engage broad themes of history, ethics, philosophy, classicism, neoclassicism, and social sciences while investigating various aspects of Jefferson's works, design principles, and complex character. In addition to a thorough introduction to Jefferson's career as an architect, the book provides insight into his sources of inspiration and a nuanced take on the contradictions between his ideas about liberty and his embrace of slavery, most poignantly reflected in his plan for the academical village at the University of Virginia, which was carefully designed to keep enslaved workers both invisible and accessible. Thomas Jefferson, Architect offers fresh perspectives on Jefferson's architectural legacy, which has shaped the political and social landscape of the nation and influenced countless American architects since his time.
