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Saving Monticello
2025-12-04 19:00:00 2025-12-04 20:00:00 America/New_York Saving Monticello Author and historian Marc Leepson traces the post-Jefferson history of this fabled American estate, uncovering the remarkable story of the Jewish family who saved it twice from ruin. Cascades Library - Meeting Room A

Thursday, December 04
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-12-04 19:00:00 2025-12-04 20:00:00 America/New_York Saving Monticello Author and historian Marc Leepson traces the post-Jefferson history of this fabled American estate, uncovering the remarkable story of the Jewish family who saved it twice from ruin. Cascades Library - Meeting Room A

Cascades Library

Meeting Room A

Author and historian Marc Leepson traces the post-Jefferson history of this fabled American estate, uncovering the remarkable story of the Jewish family who saved it twice from ruin.

Marc Leepson is a journalist, historian, and author of ten books. He served in the U.S. Army from 1967-69, including a year in the Vietnam War, and received an honorable discharge. He earned a master’s degree in history from George Washington University. Leepson is a former staff writer for Congressional Quarterly and has written for Preservation, Smithsonian, Military History, Civil War Times, Vietnam magazine, and the Washington Post.

Saving Monticello: The Levy Family's Epic Quest to Rescue the House that Jefferson Built is available in the library's catalog. 

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AGE GROUP: | High School | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Culture/History |

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