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Lafayette in America, in 1824 and 1825
Auguste Levasseur
其他書名
Journal of a Voyage to the United States
出版Lafayette Press, 2006
主題Biography & Autobiography / HistoricalHistory / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)History / United States / 19th CenturyHistory / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Political Science / International Relations / GeneralReligion / Christian Theology / ChristologySocial Science / Customs & TraditionsTravel / United States / General
ISBN097872240X9780978722401
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=qslKAAAAYAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋"Auguste Levasseur's Lafayette in America is a journal of General Lafayette's 1824-1825 Farewell Tour of all 24 United States. In this book, Lafayette's private secretary describes how the now 67-year-old hero of the American Revolution and apostle of liberty in Europe was welcomed in an adoring frenzy by the American people. Lafayette was the sole surviving major general of the Continental Army. With its panoramic view of the young country -- its burgeoning cities and towns, its technological innovations like the Erie Canal, and its industrious people -- this book captures America on the cusp of its jubilee year. Levaseur also chronicles Lafayette's affectionate visits with his old friends John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and John Quincy Adams, and his encounter with Senator Andrew Jackson. A keen observer, Levasseur gives us a sense of the characters of these men who, with Lafayette's paternal friend George Washington, led the United States through its first six decades"--From publisher description.