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Author Cerami, Charles A.

Title Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's : three men, five great wines, and the evening that changed America / Charles Cerami.

Imprint Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2008.

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 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  973.41 C334d 2008    ---  Available
Description x, 270 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-259) and index.
Contents Before the clash -- An old friend's bombshell -- The mounting anger -- The radical conservative -- Aggressive lobbying -- Thoughts of breaking up -- Jefferson's awakening -- A country without a capital -- Doubters and believers -- Nearing a decision on the capital -- That day on the street -- Dinner at Secretary Jefferson's -- The Philadelphia story -- Doubts settled, doubts revived -- Hamilton the unstoppable? -- Before the fall -- From brilliance to disaster -- The disappearing cabinet -- One heart and one mind -- The Jefferson factor -- Recipes from Monticello's kitchen -- Alexander Hamilton's letter to new coast guard officials.
Subject United States -- Politics and government -- 1789-1797.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
Madison, James, 1751-1836.
Statesmen -- United States.
Dinners and dining -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
ISBN 0470083069 (acid-free paper)
9780470083062 (acid-free paper)

 
    
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