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Author Leepson, Marc, 1945-

Title Saving Monticello : the Levy family's epic quest to rescue the house that Jefferson built / Marc Leepson.

Publication Info. New York : Free Press, [2001]
©2001

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Location Call No. Status
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  975.5482 LEEPSON    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  975.5482 LEEPSON    Check Shelf
Description 303 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-292) and index.
Summary The history of Jefferson's home after his death.
Contents Introduction: Jefferson's House 1 -- Chapter 1 Stealing Monticello 7 -- Chapter 2 Commodore's House 47 -- Chapter 3 Saving Monticello 87 -- Chapter 4 Claiming Monticello 125 -- Chapter 5 Selling Monticello 185 -- Epilogue: A Long Time Coming: Recognizing the Levys 245 -- Appendix I Nunez, Phillips, Levy Family Genealogy 257 -- Appendix II Jefferson's Grandchildren 259.
Subject Monticello (Va.) -- History.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Homes and haunts -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.
Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.
Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Albemarle County -- Design and construction.
Levy, Uriah Phillips, 1792-1862.
Levy family.
Historic preservation -- United States -- Case studies.
Antisemitism -- United States -- Case studies.
Other Form: Online version: Leepson, Marc, 1945- Saving Monticello. New York : Free Press, c2001 (OCoLC)606558483
ISBN 074320106X
9780743201063
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