Thomas Jefferson's Paris (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

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This handsomely illustrated book provides a remarkable glimpse of the Paris Thomas Jefferson knew � Paris on the eve of the French Revolution. Tours the houses, gardens, & landmarks Jefferson frequented during his stay as U.S. Minister & tells us about the people Jefferson befriended. The B&W illustrations have been carefully selected from maps, engravings, drawings, paintings, & other documents of the period. The commentary draws on Jeffersons own correspondence & accounts, as well as the writings of his contemporaries. Evokes the spirit & flavor of late 18th-Century Paris.

A delightful visual tour of the houses, gardens, and landmarks Jefferson frequented during his stay as U.S. Minister (1784-1788) that also profiles the people Jefferson befriended, inventions he admired, the book shops and printers he visited, and the theatres, concerts, art sales, and exhibitions of the day. 175 B&W illustrations selected from maps, engravings, drawings, paintings, and other period documents. 156p.