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Author:

Chaffin, Tom, author.

Title:

Revolutionary brothers : Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the friendship that helped forge two nations / Tom Chaffin.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

St. Martin's Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Jefferson, Thomas,--1743-1826--Friends and associates.
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier,--marquis de,--1757-1834--Friends and associates.
United States--Participation, French.--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French.
France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799.
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
United States--Politics and government--1783-1809.
Diplomats--United States--Biography.
Statesmen--France--Biography.
Revolutionaries--France--History--18th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The road rises, 1743- -- La Victoire -- "My heart was enlisted" -- "Beyond the reach of pursuers" -- The pursuit of happiness -- To Philadelphia -- City Tavern -- Converging paths, 1778- -- "To learn, and not to Teach" -- Renown -- Soldier's Friend -- Stargazer -- "No One Better Situated" -- À Hunting with the King -- Burdens Wrong to Decline -- Blast Like an Earthquake -- In Common Cause, 1781- -- The Latitude of His plans -- Flattered by the command -- A Rumors gone abroad -- The Enemy at Monticello -- A Good School for Me -- To Do Some Very Good Things -- Yorktown -- Taps -- Parisiens, 1782- -- More Mortification Than Any of My Life -- Your Name Here Is Held in Veneration -- Paris autumn -- All the gratitude which this country can render -- Diplomats -- Te deum -- The Patriarch of Passy -- Holy Roman Empire -- Hôtel de Langeac -- England -- Historical scenes -- No rose without its thorn.

Summary:

In a narrative both panoramic and intimate, Chaffin captures the four-decade friendship of Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette.

ISBN:

1250113725
9781250113726

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1079868449

LCCN:

2019024564

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