Lafayette in the somewhat United States
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2015.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781594631740, 1594631743, 9780399573101, 0399573100
Physical Desc
274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Central Library - Adult Nonfiction - Upper Level - Nonfiction
355.009 LAFAYETTE
2 available
355.009 LAFAYETTE
2 available
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Generals -- France -- Biography.
Germany -- Relations -- France -- 1789-1900
Germany -- Relations -- France -- 1789-1900
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, -- marquis de, -- 1757-1834
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, -- marquis de, -- 1757-1834
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, -- marquis de, -- 1757-1834 -- Influence
Statesmen -- France -- Biography.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Indians
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French
Generals -- France -- Biography.
Germany -- Relations -- France -- 1789-1900
Germany -- Relations -- France -- 1789-1900
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, -- marquis de, -- 1757-1834
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, -- marquis de, -- 1757-1834
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, -- marquis de, -- 1757-1834 -- Influence
Statesmen -- France -- Biography.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Indians
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2015.
Language
English
ISBN
9781594631740, 1594631743, 9780399573101, 0399573100
UPC
40025398573
Notes
General Note
Dates may vary.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-272).
Description
On August 16, 1824, an elderly French gentlemen sailed into New York Harbor and giddy Americans were there to welcome him. Or, rather, to welcome him back. It had been 30 years since the Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette had last set foot in the United States, and he was so beloved that 80,000 people showed up to cheer for him. The entire population of New York at the time was 120,000. Lafayette's arrival in 1824 coincided with one of the most contentious presidential elections in American history. Congress had just fought its first epic battle over slavery, and the threat of a Civil War loomed. But Lafayette, belonging to neither North nor South, to no political party or faction, was a walking, talking reminder of the sacrifices and bravery of the revolutionary generation and what they wanted the country to be. His return was not just a reunion with his beloved Americans, it was a reunion for Americans with their own astonishing singular past.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Vowell, S. (2015). Lafayette in the somewhat United States . Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vowell, Sarah, 1969-. 2015. Lafayette in the Somewhat United States. Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vowell, Sarah, 1969-. Lafayette in the Somewhat United States Riverhead Books, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Vowell, Sarah. Lafayette in the Somewhat United States Riverhead Books, 2015.
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