Description
Dumas Malone’s classic six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and turned into the usual work on Jefferson’s life.
Volume 6. The Sage of Monticello
This ultimate volume supplies an all-encompassing account of Jefferson’s accomplishments, friendships, and circle of relatives difficulties in his last seventeen years, revealing his shift from the world of politics to his roles as circle of relatives man, architect, and academic enthusiast. Describing Jefferson’s retirement from Washington, this volume recounts the events that formed Jefferson’s ultimate years, specifically the founding of the Library of Congress and the University of Virginia, by which he played a huge role.