Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello : Her Life and Times /

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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 hou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kierner, Cynthia A., 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Randolph, Martha Jefferson, > 1772-1836
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826
Randolph, Martha Jefferson, > 1772-1836.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Family.
Families.
Children of presidents.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Children of presidents > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Biography
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (376 pages).
ISBN:9781469601762

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