Mr. Jefferson's Telescope - A History of the University of Virginia in One Hundred Objects

Thomas Jefferson considered the University of Virginia to be among his finest achievements - a living monument to his artistic and intellectual ambitions. Now, on the occasion of the University's bicentennial, Brendan Wolfe has assembled one hundred objects that, brought together in one fascinating book, offer a new, sometimes surprising history of Jefferson's favourite project.

About the author

Brendan Wolfe is the author of Finding Bix: The Life and Afterlife of a Jazz Legend and has contributed to the Morning News, Colorado Review, and Virginia Quarterly Review.

Summary

Thomas Jefferson considered the University of Virginia to be among his finest achievements - a living monument to his artistic and intellectual ambitions. Now, on the occasion of the University's bicentennial, Brendan Wolfe has assembled one hundred objects that, brought together in one fascinating book, offer a new, sometimes surprising history of Jefferson's favourite project.

Product details

• Authors: Brendan Wolfe
• Assisted by: Molly Minturn (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9780813940106
• ISBN: 978-0-8139-4010-6
• No. of pages: 248
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system