Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson

"A breath of fresh air in the vast collection of Jeffersonian biographies.... Narrator James Boles convincingly presents the bleak drudgery of life at Monticello." ---AudioFile

"Insightful analysis and lucid prose make this autumnal portrait a rewarding experience." ---Kirkus

""A breath of fresh air in the vast collection of Jeffersonian biographies.... Narrator James Boles convincingly presents the bleak drudgery of life at Monticello."" ---AudioFile

A portrait of Thomas Jefferson's retirement years at Monticello captures a turbulent period in the former president's life marked by personal and financial problems, depression, the disintegration of his family, and the founding of the University of Virginia.