The Adventures of Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass; 2018
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- Identifier
- MS1133-0374
- Title
- The Adventures of Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass; 2018
- Description
- The academic paper titled "The Adventures of Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass" by Jeffrey Nichols explores the architectural and personal connections between Thomas Jefferson and Mark Twain, focusing on their respective octagonal houses at Poplar Forest and Hartford, Connecticut. It discusses Jefferson's use of Poplar Forest as a retreat and its significance as potentially the first octagonal house in the U.S., alongside Twain's octagonal study where he penned his famous works. The paper highlights the contrasting personalities and philosophies of Jefferson and Twain through anecdotes and quotes, illustrating their lasting impact on American culture.
- Date
- 12 April 2018
- Creator
- #VALUE!
- topic
- talk
- lecture
- SPHEX Club
- Jeffrey Nichols
- Nichols
- 2018
- Poplar Forest
- octagonal house
- Thomas Jefferson
- Mark Twain
- Samuel Langhorne Clements
- Hartford, Connecticut
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- architectural significance
- personal philosophies
- American culture
- Type
- Text
- Genre
- lectures
- Digital Format
- application/pdf
- Language
- English
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights Holder
- Jeffrey Nichols