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Jefferson in Love: The Love Letters Between Thomas Jefferson and Maria Cosway

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Jefferson in Love: The Love Letters Between Thomas Jefferson and Maria Cosway - Kaminski, John P (Editor), and Jefferson, Thomas
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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 than three years is recorded in these private billets-doux between the shy American minister and his precocious bonne femme. Presented here for the ...

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Jefferson in Love: The Love Letters Between Thomas Jefferson and Maria Cosway 1999, Madison House

ISBN-13: 9780945612568

Hardcover