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The Common Glory
Paul Green
Jefferson's Garden
by Timberlake Wertenbaker
Synopsis
America. 1776.
Christian is a Quaker.
His family came to America to live in peace.
But he is a young man fired up by dreams of revolution.
Should he defy his community and pick up a gun?
Thomas Jefferson is an idealist, with a vision of liberty for all.
But America is a fractured coalition
of states, in a bloody war for independence.
How will he balance the ideal with the reality?
Susanna was born a slave.
But the British promise liberation for those who join their fight against the revolution.
Where does true freedom lie?
Jefferson's Garden by Timberlake Wertenbaker premiered at Watford Palace Theatre in February 2015.
Publication
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year 2015
Binding Paperback
Edition Main
Pages 128
Language English
ISBN-13 9780571325122
ISBN-10 0571325122
eISBN-13 9780571325139
LCC PS3573.E74
Jefferson's Garden is a British historical play written by Timberlake Wertenbaker and published by Faber & Faber (2015).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play (eISBN 9780571325139).
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