Lafayette in the somewhat United States
(Large Print)
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, [2015].
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
375 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction - Large Print Shelf
LP BIO LAFAYETTE 2015
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LP BIO LAFAYETTE 2015
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Subjects
LC Subjects
France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1900.
Generals -- France -- Biography
Generals -- United States -- Biography
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, -- marquis de, -- 1757-1834 -- Influence.
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, -- marquis de, -- 1757-1834.
Large print books
Statesmen -- France -- Biography
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French
Generals -- France -- Biography
Generals -- United States -- Biography
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, -- marquis de, -- 1757-1834 -- Influence.
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, -- marquis de, -- 1757-1834.
Large print books
Statesmen -- France -- Biography
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, [2015].
Format
Large Print
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-369).
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 (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vowell, Sarah, 1969-. 2015. Lafayette in the Somewhat United States. Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vowell, Sarah, 1969-. Lafayette in the Somewhat United States Thorndike Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Vowell, Sarah. Lafayette in the Somewhat United States Large print edition., Thorndike Press, 2015.
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