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Jefferson in Love: The Love Letters Between Thomas Jefferson and Maria Cosway
In 1784, the recently widowed Thomas Jefferson set sail for Paris. As the new nation's minister to France he was expected to deal with the politicians in the court of King Louis XVI, but he was not prepared for the likes of Maria Cosway. Enchantingly beautiful, sophisticated, and witty, this Italian-born woman captured the handsome Virginian's heart. Their romance--lasting...more
Hardcover, 152 pages
Published
February 1st 1999
by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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This book makes me both glad to live in the age of email and nostalgic for a time when people wrote letters--at least letters as beautiful and romantic as these. It's a bit voyeuristic to read other peoples' love letters, of course, but so much fun.
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