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  1. The best study guide to Lafayette in the Somewhat United States on the planet, from the creators of SparkNotes. Get the summaries, analysis, and quotes you need.

  2. Lafayette embodies the bizarre truth that in order to become a democracy, the fledgling United States needed to rely on funding and troops from monarchical France. But more than that, Lafayette—who, upon returning to the country in 1824 for a national tour, was treated as a massive celebrity—is one of the few things all Americans can get ...

  3. Oct 4, 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.

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  4. In Vowell's latest book, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, she recounts the life of the Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who voluntarily came to America when he was 19 to fight in the revolution against the British. Vowell visits numerous historic sites and does extensive research on the celebrated war hero.

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    • Sarah Vowell
  5. Nov 2, 2015 · In her new book, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, writer Sarah Vowell tells the story of the American Revolution through the life and experiences of Marquis de Lafayette, the...

  6. 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.

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  8. Oct 4, 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...

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