{"product_id":"thomas-jeffersons-monticello","title":"Thomas Jefferson's Monticello","description":"\u003cp\u003eMonticello  Thomas Jeffersons magnificent mountaintop home in Charlottesville  Virginia  has attracted public attention ever since Jeffersons day  when sightseers regularly visited the grounds in hopes of catching a glimpse of the former president. Today  each year more than half a million people from around the world visit Monticello  the only home in America on the United Nations list of World Heritage Sites that must be protected at all costs. Thomas Jeffersons Monticello is a superb collection of essays  adorned with beautiful color photography  that showcases this American treasure. Designed by Jefferson himself  Monticello is a model of elegance and symmetry. It is also home to Jeffersons world-class collection of art and porcelain from France  scientific instruments from England  the finest American furniture from Philadelphia and New York  and enduring furnishings made in Monticellos own joinery by enslaved craftsmen. The celebrated gardens and grounds form an experimental yet breathtakingly lovely landscape featuring flowers  fruits  and vegetables of the Old and New Worlds. Featuring essays by Monticellos scholarly staff  this stunning book explores all aspects of Jeffersons home. A section on the plantation and the enslaved community at Monticello provides a larger context in which to place and understand the house  its activities  and its owner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946837733429,"sku":"ByrdShop_1882886186","price":30.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781882886180.jpg?v=1769968500","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/thomas-jeffersons-monticello","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}