Mr. Jefferson's Telescope

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.

Thomas Jefferson a considerat ca Universitatea din Virginia este printre cele mai bune realizari ale sale - un monument viu al ambitiilor sale artistice si intelectuale. Acum, cu ocazia bicentenarului universitatii, Brendan Wolfe a adunat o suta de obiecte care, reunite intr-o singura carte fascinanta, ofera o noua istorie, uneori surprinzatoare, a proiectului favorit al lui Jefferson.