Thomas Jefferson : a day at Monticello / Elizabeth V. Chew.

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    • Abstract:
      Summary: "Invites readers to join Jefferson and his grandson as they visit his 5,000-acre plantation. Along the way, readers learn about the former president; the gadgets and items he reinterpreted for his household; the surrounding farms with their gardens, fields, factories, and mills; the workshops of the enslaved people on Mulberry Row; and, of course, his famed house. The ... text, based on Jefferson's own letters and detailed journals, combines with archival images, photographs of the plantation, and newly commissioned illustrations to weave a ... historical tale that brings to life one of the most inspiring and important figures in American history."--Front flap of jacket.
    • Notes:
      "Published in association with the Thomas Jefferson Foundation."
      Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-48) and index.
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    • ISBN:
      9781419705410 :
    • Accession Number:
      2012010023
    • Accession Number:
      780415740
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.560335