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Thomas Jefferson passed much of his time writing letters from his home at Monticello, Va., to political heavyweights and family alike, revealing a more personal side to history...
Compared to the aristocratic homes of other U.S. founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin's house at 36 Craven Street in London is downright modest. George Washington inhabited a grand estate at Mount Vernon, Virginia, and Thomas Jefferson built Monticello, an elegant mansion, in the same state. But for 15 years, Franklin was a tenant in a simple four- story Georgian brick row house on a street off the Strand near Trafalgar Square. The house's interior is handsome but spare, reflecting the thrifty nature of the man who popularized the proverb, "A penny saved is a penny earned...
Compared to the aristocratic homes of other U.S. founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin's house at 36 Craven Street in London is downright modest. George Washington inhabited a grand estate at Mount Vernon, Virginia, and Thomas Jefferson built Monticello, an elegant mansion, in the same state. But for 15 years, Franklin was a tenant in a simple four-story Georgian brick row house on a street off the Strand near Trafalgar Square. The house's interior is handsome but spare, reflecting the thrifty nature of the man who popularized the proverb, "A penny saved is a penny earned...
Lola Barner of Monticello, Iowa, is not so fortunate. The retired schoolteacher, 72, failed her local test and has no way to get to her garden and crafts clubs. "It made me feel like I was hardly a person anymore," she laments. Although senior vans fill the gap in some communities and other alternate transportation programs are being created, their availability--especially in rural areas like Barner's--lags far behind the need. Her embarrassment at having lost her license, she says, holds her back from asking others for rides...
When people talk about Jefferson's accomplishments, credit must also be given to the black slaves at Monticello, as their combined efforts gave Jefferson the time to do all that he did. WILLIAM DODD BROWN Chicago...