{"title":"Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Monticello online book store offers a wide selection of books on all subjects Jeffersonian. Shop American history books, Thomas Jefferson biographies and unique offerings like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/monticelloshop.org\/products\/the-jefferson-bible\" title=\"The Jefferson Bible\"\u003eThe Jefferson Bible\u003c\/a\u003e. We have an extensive selection related to Jefferson’s many pursuits. Find cookbooks, gardening books, architecture books, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-adams-jefferson-letters","title":"The Adams - Jefferson Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe correspondence between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson spanned half a century and embraces government, philosophy, religion, quotidian, and family griefs and joys. It begins in 1777, ceases in 1801 after Jefferson's defeat of Adams for the presidency, resumes in 1812, and continues until the death of both in 1826.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLester J. Cappon's edition, first published in 1959 in two volumes, provides the complete correspondence between Abigail Adams and Jefferson. 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Unlike other biographies, which have centered on the political man and his public career, this is a domestic portrait as seen through the prism of Jefferson's love affair with Monticello. With intuitive sympathy and a sure command of his subject, Dr. Jack McLaughlin has crafted here an uncommon portrait of builder and building alike. 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