Thomas Jefferson's Journey to the South of France - Hardcover

Roy Moore; Alma Moore; Thomas Jefferson

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9781556708923: Thomas Jefferson's Journey to the South of France

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ISBN 10: 1556708920 ISBN 13: 9781556708923

Publisher: Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1999

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Retraces Thomas Jefferson's odyssey through the South of France, from Arles to the Canal du Midi, with breathtaking photographs, period engravings, portraits, maps, paintings, excerpts from Jefferson's notes, and letters he wrote to friends and family.

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This is no ordinary coffee-table book. It combines all the luscious photographs one would expect along with features that will please serious readers and scholarly specialists. Sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, photographer/ author team Roy and Alma Moore retraced the three-month journey through southern France that Jefferson made in the spring of 1787. Jefferson was an inveterate note taker and letter writer. He left hundreds of descriptions of the fields, rivers, buildings, and sights of Marseilles, Arles, and other spots in the region. The Moores have taken great pains to describe things as they must have appeared to Jefferson, that is, without today's automobiles, television antennas, and so on. Next to each photo, map, or engraving, the Moores present the relevant passage from Jefferson's letters or notes. Lucia C. Stanton, the Shannon Senior Research Historian at Monticello's International Center, has contributed an authoritative and interesting introduction. Highly recommended for university and public libraries.AThomas J. Schaeper, St. Bonaventure Univ., NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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In the spring of 1787, Thomas Jefferson, the U.S. minister to the court of Louis XVI and an inveterate Francophile, took a memorable three-month tour through the South of France. This journey made an indelible impression on the ever-inquisitive Jefferson and provided him with enough agricultural, economic, architectural, and cultural data to subsequently incorporate into a 44-page encyclopedia of information pertaining to his experiences and observations during this trip. Utilizing excerpts from Jefferson's copious notes and correspondence, the Moores have retraced and recreated this fabled excursion. Gorgeously illustrated with more than 100 full-color photographs and a host of period maps, engravings, paintings, and portraits, this feast for the eyes also includes a penetrating introduction by Jeffersonian scholar Lucia C. Stanton. A sumptuous historical travelogue. Margaret Flanagan

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PublisherStewart Tabori & Chang
Publication date1999
ISBN 10 1556708920
ISBN 13 9781556708923
BindingHardcover
Number of pages159
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