This book; a National Book Award nominee in 1988; is the life of Thomas Jefferson as seen through the prism of his love affair with Monticello. For over half a century; it was his consuming passion; his most serious amusement. With a sure command of sources and skilled intuitive understanding of Jefferson; McLaughlin crafts and uncommon portrait of builder and building alike. En route he tells us much about life in Virginia; about Monticello's craftsmen and how they worked their materials; about slavery; class; and family; and; above all; about the multiplicity of domestic concerns that preoccupied this complex man. It is and engaging and incisive look at the eighteenth-century mind: systematic; rational; and curious; but also playful; comfort-loving; and amusing. Ultimately; it provides readers with great insight into daily life in Colonial and Federal America.
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