Here is the description of a recently published book about Marquis de Lafayette.
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States (Sarah Vowell)Books Description : From the bestselling author of
Assassination Vacation and
Unfamiliar Fishes, a humorous and insightful account of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette the one Frenchman we could all agree on and an insightful portrait of a nation's idealism and its reality.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...
You may also be interested in reading this fascinating interview of the author :
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/on-the-road-with-lafayette/
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