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Author | : Charles A. Cerami |
Publisher | : Turner Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2011-05-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 111813091X |
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The Constitution was two years old and the United States was in serious danger. Bitter political rivalry between former allies and two surging issues that inflamed the nation led to grim talk of breaking up the union. Then a single great evening achieved compromises that led to America's great expansion. This book celebrates Thomas Jefferson and his two guests, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, and the meal that saved the republic. In Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's, you'll discover the little-known story behind this pivotal evening in American history, complete with wine lists, recipes, and more.
Author | : Charles A. Cerami |
Publisher | : Wiley |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009-06-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780470450444 |
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"Cerami wittily recounts the evening in rich detail." —Library Journal Only two guests were invited to what was arguably the most elegant, sumptuous, and important dinner party that Thomas Jefferson ever hosted. Each course was prepared and laid out in advance so that no servants would enter the dining room to disrupt conversation and overhear random remarks, which they might later repeat to others. Privacy was imperative. Jefferson believed that the very future of the United States of America depended on convincing Alexander Hamilton to agree to a compromise he and Madison were proposing on two issues that threatened to tear the young republic apart. Plying his guests with the fine wine and exquisite cuisine only a former ambassador to France could provide, Jefferson set the stage for a compromise that enabled the federal government to pay its debts, both domestic and foreign, and make the American dollar "as good as gold." In Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's, you'll discover the little-known story behind this pivotal evening in American history, complete with wine lists, recipes, and wonderful illustrations of 1790s New York, then the nation's capital. It is a feast not to be missed for lovers of American history, fine dining, and a compelling true story well told.
Author | : Charles A. Cerami |
Publisher | : Wiley |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2008-02-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780470580172 |
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Author | : Virginius Dabney |
Publisher | : University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages | : 664 |
Release | : 1988-11-01 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780813912134 |
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Author | : Lee Alan Dugatkin |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2009-10-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0226169197 |
Download Mr. Jefferson and the Giant Moose Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In the years after the Revolutionary War, the fledgling republic of America was viewed by many Europeans as a degenerate backwater, populated by subspecies weak and feeble. Chief among these naysayers was the French Count and world-renowned naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon, who wrote that the flora and fauna of America (humans included) were inferior to European specimens. Thomas Jefferson—author of the Declaration of Independence, U.S. president, and ardent naturalist—spent years countering the French conception of American degeneracy. His Notes on Virginia systematically and scientifically dismantled Buffon’s case through a series of tables and equally compelling writing on the nature of his home state. But the book did little to counter the arrogance of the French and hardly satisfied Jefferson’s quest to demonstrate that his young nation was every bit the equal of a well-established Europe. Enter the giant moose. The American moose, which Jefferson claimed was so enormous a European reindeer could walk under it, became the cornerstone of his defense. Convinced that the sight of such a magnificent beast would cause Buffon to revise his claims, Jefferson had the remains of a seven-foot ungulate shipped first class from New Hampshire to Paris. Unfortunately, Buffon died before he could make any revisions to his Histoire Naturelle, but the legend of the moose makes for a fascinating tale about Jefferson’s passion to prove that American nature deserved prestige. In Mr. Jefferson and the Giant Moose, Lee Alan Dugatkin vividly recreates the origin and evolution of the debates about natural history in America and, in so doing, returns the prize moose to its rightful place in American history.
Author | : Joseph A. Esposito |
Publisher | : University Press of New England |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2018-04-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1512602558 |
Download Dinner in Camelot Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In April 1962, President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy hosted forty-nine Nobel Prize winnersÑalong with many other prominent scientists, artists, and writersÑat a famed White House dinner. Among the guests were J. Robert Oppenheimer, who was officially welcomed back to Washington after a stint in the political wilderness; Linus Pauling, who had picketed the White House that very afternoon; William and Rose Styron, who began a fifty-year friendship with the Kennedy family that night; James Baldwin, who would later discuss civil rights with Attorney General Robert Kennedy; Mary Welsh Hemingway, Ernest HemingwayÕs widow, who sat next to the president and grilled him on Cuba policy; John Glenn, who had recently orbited the earth aboard Friendship 7; historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., who argued with Ava Pauling at dinner; and many others. Actor Frederic March gave a public recitation after the meal, including some unpublished work of HemingwayÕs that later became part of Islands in the Stream. Held at the height of the Cold War, the dinner symbolizes a time when intellectuals were esteemed, divergent viewpoints could be respectfully discussed at the highest level, and the great minds of an age might all dine together in the rarefied glamour of Òthe peopleÕs house.Ó
Author | : Albert Jay Nock |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Presidents |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : James M. Gabler |
Publisher | : Bacchus Press Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780961352561 |
Download An Evening with Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Through a dream sequence, you (the reader) go back in time to 18th century Paris where you meet Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. In the comfort of Jefferson's residence on the Champs-Elysees, you sit down with these two great Americans, and in response to your questions, they tell in their own words the most interesting stories of their lives. There are extensive citations of authority to support all of their comments.--Amazon.com.
Author | : Minnie Lee McGehee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Albemarle County (Va.) |
ISBN | : 9780971360501 |
Download Mr. Jefferson's River Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Xmas 2001 #1 bestseller at Charlottesville, Va.'s leading independent bookshop, this is a great gift book as well as a beautiful, authoritative portrait of the "little river" that figures most prominently in the life of Jefferson.
Author | : Frank Murphy |
Publisher | : Random House Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 2013-02-12 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0385372787 |
Download Thomas Jefferson's Feast Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Whether they're preparing for President's Day or whether they just like to eat, children will find much to devour in this leveled reader about Thomas Jefferson's role in America's culinary history! Did you know that every time you munch on a french fry or snack on ice cream, you have Thomas Jefferson to thank? It’s true! This founding father was one of America’s first foodies. After a visit to France, he introduced all sorts of yummy treats to America—including one that upset more than just tummies and created a culinary controversy! Get the scoop in this deliciously funny, true story—guaranteed to tempt even the most reluctant readers!