books.google.com - This book, a National Book Award nominee in 1988, is the life of Thomas Jefferson as seen through the prism of his love affair with Monticello. For over half a century, it was his consuming passion, his most serious amusement. With a sure command of sources and skilled intuitive understanding of Jefferson,...http://books.google.com/books/about/Jefferson_and_Monticello.html?id=e0JjHLPNkHQC&q=macaroni&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareJefferson and Monticello