{"product_id":"twilight-at-monticello-the-final-years-of-thomas-jefferson-paperback","title":"Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Pell Crawford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch has been written about Thomas Jefferson, and with good reason: 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 entirely new: an unprecedented look at the intimate Jefferson in his final years-from his return to Monticello in 1809 after two terms as president until his death in 1826-that will change the way readers think about this American icon. Basing his narrative on new research and documents culled from the Library of Congress, the Virginia Historical Society, and other special collections, Alan Pell Crawford paints an authoritative, deeply moving portrait of the private Jefferson-the first original depiction of the man in more than a generation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough physical illness and family troubles, Jefferson remained a viable political force, receiving dignitaries and corresponding with close friends, including John Adams and other heroes from the Revolution; helping his neighbor James Madison during his presidency; and establishing the University of Virginia. It was also during these years that Jefferson's idealism would be most severely, and heartbreakingly, tested.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Pell Crawford is the author of\u003ci\u003e Unwise Passions: A True Story of a Remarkable Woman-and the First Great Scandal of Eighteenth-Century America \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Thunder on the Right: The \"New Right\" and the Politics of Resentment.\u003c\/i\u003e His writings have appeared in\u003ci\u003e American History, The Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand he is a regular book reviewer for\u003ci\u003e The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. Crawford has had a residential fellowship at the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 7.9 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755310448928,"sku":"9780812969467","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/70efcc69e8bf138237bd2f9ebb18b729.webp?v=1780055220","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/twilight-at-monticello-the-final-years-of-thomas-jefferson-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}