Revolutionary brothers : Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the friendship that helped forge two nations
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 529 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
UPC
40029658105
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-509) and index.
Description
In a narrative both panoramic and intimate, Chaffin captures the four-decade friendship of Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette.
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Thomas Jefferson first met the Marquis de Lafayette in 1781, when the young French-born general was dispatched to Virginia to assist Jefferson, then the state's governor, in fighting off the British. The two could not have seemed more different. When Jefferson moved to Paris three years later as a diplomat, speaking little French and in need of a partner, their friendship began in earnest. Chaffin shows how their friendship endured through the making of two revolutions-- and two nations, to a powerful and emotional reunion at Monticello in 1824. -- adapted from jacket
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Biographies.
Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Friends and associates.
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, -- marquis de, -- 1757-1834 -- Friends and associates.
Revolutionaries -- France -- History -- 18th century.
Statesmen -- France -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809.
Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Friends and associates.
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, -- marquis de, -- 1757-1834 -- Friends and associates.
Revolutionaries -- France -- History -- 18th century.
Statesmen -- France -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809.