Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson Hardback - 2008
by Alan Pell Crawford
Summary
Much has been written about Thomas Jefferson, with good reason: His life was a great American drama--one of the greatest--played out in compelling acts. He was the architect of our democracy, a visionary chief executive who expanded this nation's physical boundaries to unimagined lengths. But Twilight at Monticello is something entirely new: an unprecedented and engrossing personal look at the intimate Jefferson in his final years that will change the way readers think about this true American icon. It was during these years--from his return to Monticello in 1809 after two terms as president until his death in 1826--that Jefferson's idealism would be most severely, and heartbreakingly, tested.Based on new research and documents culled from the Library of Congress, the Virginia Historical Society, and other special collections, including hitherto unexamined letters from family, friends, and Monticello neighbors, Alan Pell Crawford paints an authoritative and deeply moving portrait of Thomas Jefferson as private citizen--the first original depiction of the man in more than a generation. Here, told with grace and masterly detail, is Jefferson with his family at Monticello, dealing with illness and the indignities wrought by early-nineteenth-century medicine; coping with massive debt and the immense costs associated with running a grand residence; navigating public disputes and mediating family squabbles; receiving dignitaries and correspondingwith close friends, including John Adams, theMarquis de Lafayette, and other heroes from the Revolution. Enmeshed as he was in these affairs during his final years, Jefferson was still a viable political force, advising his son-in-law Thomas Randolph during his terms as Virginia governor, helping the administration of his good friend President James Madison during the "internal improvements" controversy, and establishing the first wholly secular American institution of higher learning, the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. We also see Jefferson's views on slavery evolve, along with his awareness of the costs to civil harmony exacted by the Founding Fathers' failure to effectively reconcile slaveholding within a republic dedicated to liberty.Right up until his death on the fiftieth anniversary of America's founding, Thomas Jefferson remained an indispensable man, albeit a supremely human one. And it is precisely that figure Alan Pell Crawford introduces to us in the revelatory Twilight at Monticello.'Crawford (Thunder on the Right) offers his own equally compelling look, in this case at Jefferson's life, post-presidency, from 1809 until his death in 1826. Then a private citizen, Jefferson was burdened by financial and personal and political struggles within his extended family. His beloved estate, Monticello, was costly to maintain and Jefferson was in debt. Newly studying primary sources, Crawford thoroughly conveys the pathos of Jefferson's last years, even as he successfully established the University of Virginia (America's first wholly secular university) and maintained contact with James Madison, John Adams, and other luminaries. He personally struggled with political, moral, and religious issues; Crawford shows us a complex, self-contradictory, idealistic, yet tragic figure, helpless to stabilize his family and finances. Historians and informed readers alike will find much to relish in both of these distinctive works of original scholarship. Both are recommended for academic and large public libraries.--Library Journal"In "Twilight at Monticello," Alan Pell Crawford treats his subject with grace and sympathetic understanding, and with keen penetration as...
Details
- Title Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
- Author Alan Pell Crawford
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First edition
- Pages 352
- Language EN
- Publisher Random House Publishing Group, New York
- Date 2008-01-08
- ISBN 9781400060795
Excerpt
Media reviews
More Copies for Sale
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
by Crawford, Alan Pell
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781400060795 / 1400060796
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Eugene , Oregon, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 6.18SGD 5.49 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Random House. Used - Good. Hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
Item Price
SGD 6.18
SGD 5.49
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Twilight at Monticello : The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
by Crawford, Alan Pell
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781400060795 / 1400060796
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 6.88FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
SGD 6.88
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Twilight at Monticello : The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
by Crawford, Alan Pell
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781400060795 / 1400060796
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 6.88FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
SGD 6.88
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
by Alan Pell Crawford
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good - Cash
- Edition
- Book Club
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781400060795 / 1400060796
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Bountiful, Utah, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 6.88SGD 7.92 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Random House, January 2008. Book Club. Hardcover. Very Good - Cash/Very Good. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.
Item Price
SGD 6.88
SGD 7.92
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Twilight at Monticello : The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
by Crawford, Alan Pell
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781400060795 / 1400060796
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Reno, Nevada, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 8.08FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
SGD 8.08
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Twilight in Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson. [1st hardcover].
by Crawford, Alan Pell.
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine/VG+ jacket. NOT a remainder. Book appears unread: clean/tight/crisp. Jacket back only lightly soiled else complete/crisp.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781400060795 / 1400060796
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Beverly Hills, Florida, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 8.26SGD 6.88 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
New York. Random House. (c2008). HARDCOVER.. Fine/VG+ jacket. NOT a remainder. Book appears unread: clean/tight/crisp. Jacket back only lightly soiled else complete/crisp. Octavo. (8vo.) Illustrated in black & white: frontispiece & insets throughout. xxviii. + 324pp. Source Notes & Index. Deckle edge. First Edition so stated. 1st Printing per print number line. NOT a remainder.
Item Price
SGD 8.26
SGD 6.88
shipping to USA
Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
by Crawford, Alan Pell
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781400060795 / 1400060796
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 8.83FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Random House (NY), 2008. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
SGD 8.83
FREE shipping to USA
Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
by Crawford, Alan Pell
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781400060795 / 1400060796
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 8.83FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Random House (NY), 2008. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
SGD 8.83
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
by Crawford, Alan Pell
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781400060795 / 1400060796
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 8.94SGD 5.49 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Random House Inc . Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.
Item Price
SGD 8.94
SGD 5.49
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
by Alan Pell Crawford
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781400060795 / 1400060796
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 10.56FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Random House, 2008-01-08. Hardcover. Good.
Item Price
SGD 10.56
FREE shipping to USA