Jeffersons White House, James B. Conroy
Jeffersons White House, James B. Conroy
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Jefferson's White House
Monticello on the Potomac

Author: James B. Conroy

Narrator: Donald Corren

Unabridged: 11 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/15/2019

Synopsis

James B. Conroy, author of the award-winning Lincoln’s White House, captures Jefferson’s pivotal leadership role and the intrigues and ambitions of a deeply divided young nation.As the first president to occupy the White House for an entire term, Thomas Jefferson shaped the president’s residence, literally and figuratively, more than any of its other occupants. Remarkably enough, however, though many books have immortalized Jefferson’s Monticello, none has been devoted to the vibrant look, feel, and energy of his still more famous and consequential home from 1801 to 1809. In Jefferson’s White House: Monticello on the Potomac, James B. Conroy offers a vivid, highly readable account of how life was lived in Jefferson’s White House and the young nation’s rustic capital.

About James B. Conroy

James B. Conroy practices law in Boston. He previously served as a Senate and House press secretary and speechwriter in Washington, DC, as well as an administrative assistant (chief of staff) for a New York City congressman. His legal writing has been published in Massachusetts Law Review and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.

About Donald Corren

Donald Corren is an audiobook narrator and a New York actor with leading credits on and Off-Broadway, as well as numerous television appearances. On Broadway, he costarred with Judy Kaye in the critically acclaimed production of Souvenir, and replaced Harvey Fierstein in the seminal production of Torch Song Trilogy. His Off-Broadway appearances include The Soap Myth, Dietrich & Chevalier, The Last Sunday in June, Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday Night, and the original New York production of Tomfoolery. His television credits include eight seasons as forensic tech Medill on NBC’s Law & Order, as well as his current role as Dr. Kurian on Syfy’s Z Nation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kenneth

Very much enjoyed the book and the detail in the text. I do wish the notes in the back were more detailed and not just bare references. I have been spoiled recently by reading books with very detailed Notes which are very helpful for those looking to do further research on issues of interest. By way......more

Goodreads review by Pernette

James B. Conroy's Jefferson's White House: Monticello on the Potomac was a very informative read. This book is so descriptive that you almost feel like you know the man. His personal preferences are noted throughout the book as well as his feelings for people. Jefferson was lax in some ways but very......more

Goodreads review by Leah

I received a requested ARC of this on NetGalley, and my digital copy expired before I could read the last fifty pages or so [sad face], though I assume I was near the end and that the bulk of the last pages of the book were references, notes, bibliographies, and indexes, considering the amount of de......more

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“Impressively informative, detailed, and documented…an extraordinary and deftly scripted study that is especially and unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library collections.” Midwest Book Review

“Donald Corren ably employs his soft delivery and clear enunciation in narrating Conroy’s history…at a pace that is easy to follow. Quotes are read with no change in intonation and are easy to understand.” AudioFile

“James Conroy is a gifted writer and historian. There is something almost magical about the way he transports us back into the world of Thomas Jefferson, by recreating, through telling detail, the President’s House as it was in the beginning, new and raw but elegant and worldly, as contradictory as its brilliant occupant.” Evan Thomas, New York Times bestselling author

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