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Thomas Jefferson: Monticello
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Thomas Jefferson enjoyed his fish pond at Monticello. It was around three feet (1 m) deep and mortar lined. He used the pond to keep fish that were recently caught as well as to keep eels fresh. This pond has been restored and can be seen from the west side of Monticello.
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This National Book Award nominee in 1988, is the life of Thomas Jefferson as seen through the prism of his love affair with Monticello. With a sure command of sources and skilled intuitive understanding of Jefferson, McLaughlin crafts and uncommon portrait of this exceptional man--and of daily life in Colonial and Federal America. Line drawings and black-and-white photographs.
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Nature brought personal happiness and satisfaction to Thomas Jefferson. "Too many scenes of happiness mingle themselves with all the recollections of my native woods and fields…" he once said about his beloved Monticello. The fields and farms were Jefferson's real home. Here, he spent hours of his life walking through the woods, cultivating plants, and taking notes on a natural world that amazed him.
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