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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.
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. With a sure command of sources and skilled intuituve understanding of Jefferson, McLaughlin crafts and uncommon portrait of this exceptional man--and of daily life in COlonial and Federal America. Line drawings and black-and-white photographs.
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Michael Holman
reviewed Jefferson and Monticello: The Biography of a Builder on May 17, 2012
Jefferson and Monticello: The Biography of a Builder
Fascinating book about the building of Monteicello. As a person interested in architecture, I really enjoyed reading about the construction practices of Jefferson's day. Monteicello was built and rebuilt over most of Jefferson's life.
Jefferson had difficulity obtaining skilled laborers for many of the things he needed done with his house. Brick making was time consuming and he needed lots of bricks for his house. He had some of his slaves learn to make bricks. He needed skilled craftsmen to lay the bricks, frame the doors and windows. Craftsmen were in short supply in those days. He had some of his slave learn the crafts of the skilled craftsmen he hired. He even built his own shop to make nails.
Jefferson designed many unique features into his home. Readers gain a great deal of insight into Jefferson's personality by reading this book. Jefferson was interested in everything. He kept a garden book tracking what he planted and its progress. He often did calculations to determine the cheapest and best way to do things. He played the violin, studied science and various other fields. What a remarkable man Jefferson was!
I did not know that Jefferson was not good at keeping track of his finances. He could see the leaves in minute detail but lost track of the forest. He died about a $100,000 in debt a huge sum in those days.
If you are interested in either architecture or Jefferson, this is a great book to read. I really enjoyed it.
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