As someone who spends her entire day talking about Thomas Jefferson and his legacy while working at his home, knowing and understanding Monticello's entire story is of the utmost importance. I was given this book by a colleague of mine because the long history of the Levy family has become a research topic that I have jumped head first into. Uriah Levy is a Jewish-American hero and so is his nephew, Jefferson Monroe Levy, without them, it is very likely that we would not have Monticello still today. Or at the very least the way that it is today. The Levy family's story at Monticello is just as important as Thomas Jefferson's story and this book does a great job at describing just how many hardships they went through just to simply keep ahold of the home. Through trials of war, finances, the public showing up to the property, anti-Semitism, and the many times it was almost forcibly taken from them. This book is good for anyone interested in learning about the perseverance behind those who were caretakers of our national treasures as well as anyone interested in Jewish history and preservation of history. Well researched and fabulously put together.