Thomas Jefferson, Architect: The Built Legacy of Our Third President

Thomas Jefferson, Architect: The Built Legacy of Our Third President

BY HUGH HOWARD PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROGER STRAUS III (RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL, $40)

From elementary school forward, we're taught about Thomas Jefferson and his dynamic life as a politician, architect, academic planner, and thinker. Still, it is refreshing for us to be reminded of just how brilliant he was. This book shows the architectural artistry of our third President.

During the days in which most people never ventured far from home, he remained undaunted by the primitive means of transportation of his time. Jefferson was everywhere, absorbing and teaching the architectural glories of Europe.

Amid pages that include the planning and construction of Monticello, the book covers the full spectrum of Jefferson's career as an architect. From Virginia's state capitol in Richmond to dwellings for friends, Jefferson's legacy is fully represented in this homage.

Copyright Southern Progress Corporation Jun 2003
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