Jefferson's Monticello
New York: Abbeville Press, 1983. Hardcover. Square 4to., 276 pp. First print. Profusely illustrated with black and white and color illustrations. Exhaustive documentation with drawings, plans, and a step-by-step record of the progress of the construction as it progressed, and a record of the property since Jefferson's time. A major study of Jefferson's Monticello that examines both the striking architecture of the building as well as the political and private life of its architect, inhabitant, and the third President of the United States. Monticello was Jefferson's primary plantation, inherited from his father when was twenty six. Located on the outskirts of Charlottesville Virginia, the plantation was originally 5,000 acres and cultivated tobacco and mixed crops through the use of slaves. Indeed, Jefferson used a combination of free workers, indentured servants and enslaved laborers in constructing and developing the plantation and its outbuildings, including the large main house in its notable neoclassical design. From the library of noted architect and writer on architecture Julius Trousdale Sadler. Fine with name on front pastedown in Fine dust jacket. Item #622202602
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