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Only two guests were invited to what was arguably the most elegant, sumptuous, and important dinner party that Thomas Jefferson ever hosted. Each course was prepared and laid out in advance so that no servants would enter the dining room to disrupt conversation and overhear random remarks, which they might later repeat to others. Privacy was imperative. Jefferson believed that the very future of the United States of America depended on convincing Alexander Hamilton to agree to a compromise he and Madison were proposing on two surging issues that threatened to tear the young republic apart.

Plying his guests with fine wine and exquisite cuisine that only a former ambassador to France could provide, Jefferson set the stage for a compromise that enabled the federal government to pay its debts, both domestic and foreign, and make the American dollar "as good as gold."

In Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's, you'll discover the little-known story behind this pivotal evening in American history, complete with wine lists, recipes, and wonderful illustrations of 1790s New York, then the nation's capital. It is a feast not to be missed for lovers of American history, fine dining, and a compelling true story well told.

作者简介：

Charles A. Cerami is the author of several popular histories, including the New York Times extended bestseller Jefferson's Great Gamble, Young Patriots, Benjamin Banneker, and ten other books. He was formerly the foreign affairs editor at the Kiplinger Washington Editors, where he oversaw international subjects for the company's half-dozen weekly publications as well as for Changing Times. His articles have been published in the Atlantic Monthly, Playboy, the New York Times, and Foreign Policy.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1　Before the Clash

2　An Old Friend's Bombshell

3　The Mounting Anger

4　The Radical Conservative

5　Aggressive Lobbying

6　Thoughts of Breaking Up

7　Jefferson's Awakening

8　A Country without a Capital

9　Doubters and Believers

10　Nearing a Decision on the Capital

11　That Day on the Street

12　Dinner at Secretary Jefferson's

13　The Philadelphia Story

14　Doubts Settled, Doubts Revived

15　Hamilton the Unstoppable ?

16　Before the Fall

17　From Brilliance to Disaster

18　The Disappearing Cabinet

19　One Heart and One Mind

20　The Jefferson Factor

　　Appendix A: Recipes from Monticello's Kitchen

　　Appendix B: Alexander Hamilton's Letter to New Coast Guard Officers

　　Notes

　　Bibliography

Index

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The Constitution was two years old and the United States was in serious danger. Bitter political rivalry between former allies and two surging issues that inflamed the nation led to grim talk of breaking up the union. Then a single great evening achieved compromises that led to America's great expansion. This book celebrates Thomas Jefferson and his two guests, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, and the meal that saved the republic. In Dinner at Mr. Jefferson's, you'll discover the little-known story behind this pivotal evening in American history, complete with wine lists, recipes, and more.