Thomas Jeffersons Monticello by
Susan R. Stein
A Great Look At A Great Home
Monticello, Thomas Jeffersons magnificent mountaintop home in
Charlottesville, Virginia, has attracted public attention ever since
Jeffersons day, when sightseers regularly visited the grounds in hopes of
catching a glimpse of the former president. Today, each year more than
half a million people from around the world visit Monticello, the only home
in America on the United Nations list of World Heritage Sites that must be
protected at all costs.Thomas Jeffersons Monticello is a superb collection
of essays, adorned with beautiful color photography, that showcases this
American treasure. Designed by Jefferson himself, Monticello is a model of
elegance and symmetry. It is also home to Jeffersons world-class
collection of art and porcelain from France, scientific instruments from
England, the finest American furniture from Philadelphia and New York,
and enduring furnishings made in Monticellos own joinery by enslaved
craftsmen. The celebrated gardens and grounds form an experimental yet
breathtakingly lovely landscape featuring flowers, fruits, and vegetables of
the Old and New Worlds.Featuring essays by Monticellos scholarly staff,
this stunning book explores all aspects of Jeffersons home. A section on
the plantation and the enslaved community at Monticello provides a larger

context in which to place and understand the house, its activities, and its
owner.
Personal Review: Thomas Jeffersons Monticello by Susan R.
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Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, an essay in architecture, takes readers on
a historical tour of the third U.S. president's cherished home near
Charlottesville, Virginia, through well-written text and gorgeous, full-color
photography. The book includes floor plans and photographs of Jefferson's
original architectual elevations, as well as drawings of the finished building
that we are most familiar with today. It describes Jefferson as art collector
and plantation life on Monticello's farms, and it explores the four seasons
in Monticello's gardens. Published in 2002 by the Thomas Jefferson
Foundation, Inc.
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