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1 online resource (371 pages) |
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Cover; Contents; Note on Names and Sources; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Love and Death at Monticello; CHAPTER 2 The Education of Patsy Jefferson; CHAPTER 3 Wife, Mother, Plantation Mistress; CHAPTER 4 The President's Daughter; CHAPTER 5 Return to Monticello; CHAPTER 6 Decay and Dissolution; CHAPTER 7 Honorable Poverty; CHAPTER 8 No Longer a Home for the Family of Thomas Jefferson; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
| Summary |
As the oldest and favorite daughter of Thomas Jefferson, Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph (1772-1836) was extremely well educated, traveled in the circles of presidents and aristocrats, and was known on two continents for her particular grace and sincerity. Yet, as mistress of a large household, she was not spared the tedium, frustration, and great sorrow that most women of her time faced. Though Patsy's name is familiar because of her famous 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 foun |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-342) and index |
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Print version record |
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Randolph, Martha Jefferson, 1772-1836.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Family
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Family
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Randolph, Martha Jefferson, 1772-1836
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 fast |
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Randolph, Martha Jefferson, 1772-1836 fast |
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Children of presidents -- United States -- Biography
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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Children of presidents
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Families
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United States
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Electronic books
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780807882504 |
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080788250X |
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9781469601762 |
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1469601761 |
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