Ira Dye author of "The Fatal Cruise of the Argus: Two Captains in the War of 1812" Excellent and highly readable, "Saving Monticello" is filled with fascinating detail about the life and times of the jewel of American architecture, from its design by the most brilliant of the Founding Fathers, through its close calls with destruction, to its status today as one of the most beloved of our national monuments. Marc Leepson skillfully parallels the story of Monticello itself with the saga of two generations of the remarkable family that preserved it.
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