| Martha Jefferson: An Intimate Life with Thomas Jefferson Contributor(s): Hyland, William G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442239832 ISBN-13: 9781442239838 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $53.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2014021736 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.30 lbs) 310 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Martha Jefferson is the first and only biography of Thomas Jefferson's greatest love and true kindred spirit, who died an untimely death at the young age of thirty-three in 1782. Drawing on a wealth of newly probed sources--including family letters, documents, and the handwritten notes left by Jefferson's famed biographer, Dumas Malone--William G. Hyland Jr. captures the charm, sophistication, and grace, as well as a profound sense of history, of this little known and elusive figure who, until now, has been a mere footnote to the story of America's founding. Hyland brings us a conflicted and honest Martha Jefferson, who endured the Revolution as valiantly as some men--defending her very doorstep from raiding British troops--and presided over the domestic life of the Jeffersons' "little mountain," Monticello, during her husband's long absences and historic rise to power. A revealing and insightful look at an often overlooked American woman, this book provides a unique and previously unexplored understanding of America's Revolutionary Era, and the men and women upon whose bravery, talent, and resolve our nation was founded. |