Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Jefferson produced the work as a guide for two young American friends, Thomas Lee Shippen and John Rutledge, following a wine tour of Europe. It consists largely of an extensive discussion of the wine grown throughout southern France and northern Italy. Jefferson excerpted the material from his general travel journals. [1]
Thomas Jefferson (April 13 [O.S. April 2], 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence .
Note signed William P. Newby, Tufton, to Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, January 13, 1812. The land for the farm was patented in two separate tracts of 150 acres each by Peter Jefferson in 1740 and 1755. [1] After he had the forest land cleared by enslaved people, he grew tobacco. [2] When he died, the property passed to his son, Thomas Jefferson ...
Thomas Jefferson is a 2025 American television documentary miniseries. The six-part miniseries chronicles the life of Thomas Jefferson , a Founding Father and third President of the United States , and is set to premiere on February 17, 2025, on History .
Before long he was known as the "Wine Prince", and the wine of Château Lafite called "The King's Wine" thanks to the influential support of the Maréchal de Richelieu. [5] Towards the end of the 18th century, Lafite's reputation was assured and even Thomas Jefferson visited the estate and became a lifelong customer. [6]
The only Presidents taller than him were Abraham Lincoln, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Thomas Jefferson. 2. He and George H.W. Bush are the only consecutive Presidents who were left-handed.
While Minister Plenipotentiary to France, Thomas Jefferson visited the château and later wrote, "Sauterne. This is the best white wine of France and the best of it is made by Monsieur de Lur-Saluces." [2] Jefferson ordered 250 bottles of the 1784 vintage for himself, and additional bottles for George Washington.
AOL Mail welcomes Verizon customers to our safe and delightful email experience!