Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello
Her Life and Times
Cynthia A. Kierner
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 05/2012
Pages: 376
Subject: Biography and Autobiography, History
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Print ISBN: 9.78E+12
eBook ISBN: 9780807882504
DESCRIPTION
Following her mother's death, Patsy lived in Paris with her father and later served as hostess at the President's House and at Monticello. Her marriage to Thomas Mann Randolph, a member of Congress and governor of Virginia, was often troubled. She and her eleven children lived mostly at Monticello, greeting famous guests and debating issues ranging from a woman's place to slavery, religion, and democracy. And later, after her family's financial ruin, Patsy became a fixture in Washington society during Andrew Jackson's presidency. In this extraordinary biography, Kierner offers a unique look at American history from the perspective of this intelligent, tactfully assertive woman.