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4 de oct. de 2016 · Coinciding with one of the most contentious presidential elections in American history, Vowell lingers over the elderly Lafayette’s sentimental return tour of America in 1824, when three fourths of the population of New York City turned out to welcome him ashore.
A humorous and insightful account of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette and his impact on America. Read ratings, reviews, and excerpts from this history book by Sarah Vowell, a New York Times bestselling author and a regular contributor to This American Life.
21 de oct. de 2015 · Sarah Vowell's charming not-quite-a-history gives us a young, glory-hungry Marquis de Lafayette, and the Founding Fathers not as marble statues, but as real men who bicker, bumble and snore.
4 de oct. de 2016 · From the bestselling author of Assassination Vacation and The Partly Cloudy Patriot, an insightful and unconventional account of George Washington’s trusted officer and friend, that swashbuckling...
17 de nov. de 2015 · In her latest, “Lafayette in the Somewhat United States,” Vowell wanders through the history of the American Revolution and its immediate aftermath, using Lafayette’s involvement in the war...
20 de oct. de 2015 · 4.3 1,861 ratings. Editors' pick Best History. See all formats and editions. Kindle.
From the bestselling author of Assassination Vacation and The Partly Cloudy Patriot, an insightful and unconventional account of George Washington’s trusted officer and friend, that swashbuckling teenage French aristocrat the Marquis de Lafayette.
