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Martha Jefferson Randolph, daughter of Monticello : her life and times / Cynthia A. Kierner.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kierner, Cynthia A., 1958- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Randolph, Martha Jefferson, 1772-1836.
- Randolph, Martha Jefferson.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Family.
- Jefferson, Thomas.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
- Children of presidents--United States--Biography.
- Children of presidents.
- Families.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 360 pages) : illustrations, portraits
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2012.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Though Martha OPatsyO Jefferson Randolph's name is familiar because of her famous president father, Kierner is the first historian to place Patsy at the center of her own story, taking readers into the largely ignored private spaces of the founding era.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Love and Death at Monticello 15
- Chapter 2 The Education of Patsy Jefferson 39
- Chapter 3 Wife, Mother, Plantation Mistress 75
- Chapter 4 The President's Daughter 109
- Chapter 5 Return to Monticello 142
- Chapter 6 Decay and Dissolution 174
- Chapter 7 Honorable Poverty 208
- Chapter 8 No Longer a Home for the Family of Thomas Jefferson 245.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-342) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
- OCLC:
- 787842704
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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