Few prominent Americans are as associated with a place as Thomas Jefferson is with Virginia. The heart of "Jefferson Country" is his house and plantation at Monticello, but Jefferson traveled the breadth of his home state, from his time at William & Mary in Williamsburg to the new state capital at Richmond and his retreat and plantation at Poplar Forest, near Lynchburg. In the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Jefferson was inspired to write his only book, Notes on the State of Virginia. Laura A. Macaluso presents some of the histories embedded in these places, as she takes you on a public history tour of Jefferson's Virginia.

Laura A. Macaluso is a researcher, author, and grant writer focused on monuments, museums, and material culture. She is the author of ten books, multiple chapters in edited collections, book reviews, and blog posts. She has a PhD in the Humanities with a focus on Cultural & Historic Preservation, and an MFA in Creative Writing, with a focus on nonfiction. Laura serves as the vice president of the Amelia S. Givin Free Library and is a volunteer at the Appalachian Trail Museum in Pine Grove Furnace State Park, the halfway mark on the AT.

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