{"product_id":"poplar-forest-9780813949635","title":"Poplar Forest","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoplar Forest is one of two personal residences that Thomas Jefferson designed for himself, the other being Monticello. Travis McDonald situates the site in its rightful position as a historically important Virginia house, and he documents its story as central to Jefferson’s life and approach to architecture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003ci\u003ePoplar Forest: Thomas Jefferson’s Villa Retreat\u003c\/i\u003e, Travis C. McDonald demonstrates that, even if he had never entered politics, Jefferson would be regarded as one of the greatest pioneer architects in early America. Here, in this work of a lifetime, McDonald has produced a definitive study of Jefferson’s retirement retreat, Poplar Forest. Like so much else in Jefferson’s life, McDonald reveals that his retirement villa was fraught with contradictions, with much of the skilled workmanship being conducted by his unacknowledged African American sons and extended family. It is at the same time a work of greatness.” - Andrew J. O'Shaughnessy, University of Virginia, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson's Idea of a University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. The Retreat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Thomas Jefferson’s Education as Architect and Builder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Designing a Retreat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. The Construction Saga\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Landscapes of Use and Ornament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Retired Life at Poplar Forest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. A Retirement Hobby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfterword: Jefferson in Our Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A: Chronology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B: Jeffersonian Elements and Materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix C: Jefferson’s Typology of Octagon Designs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration Credits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Virginia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527936581975,"sku":"9780813949635","price":36.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813949635.jpg?v=1731869796","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/poplar-forest-9780813949635","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}