 | Thomas Jefferson's Granddaughter in Queen Victoria's England. Ellen Wayles Coolidge arrived in London in June 1838 at the advent of Queen Victoria?'s reign the citizens were still celebrating the coronation. During her nine-month stay, Coolidge kept a diary that reveals the uncommon education of her youth, when she lived and studied at Monticello with her grandfather Thomas Jefferson. This volume brings the full text of her diary to publication for the first time, opening up her text for today?'s reader with carefully researched annotations... - Thomas Jefferson's Granddaughter in Queen Victoria's England. |
