| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 529 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [493]-509) and index. |
| Contents |
The road rises, 1743-1777 -- La Victoire -- "My heart was enlisted" -- "Beyond the reach of pursuers" -- The pursuit of happiness -- To Philadelphia -- City Tavern -- Converging paths, 1778-1780 -- "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, 1781-1782 -- "The Latitude of His plans" -- "Flattered by the command" -- Rumours gone abroad -- The Enemy at Monticello -- "A Good School for Me" -- To Do Some Very Good Things -- Yorktown -- Taps -- Parisiens, 1782-1785 -- More Mortification Than Any of My Life -- "Your Name Here Is Held in Veneration" -- Paris autumn -- Hero's tour -- Diplomats -- Te deum -- The Patriarch of Passy -- Holy Roman Empire -- Hôtel de Langeac -- England -- Historical scenes -- "No rose without its thorn" -- Revolutionary tide, 1786-1789 -- Assembly of not ables -- "To see what I have never seen before" -- Canal royal en Languedoc -- Bed of justice -- A parade in Aurillac -- Polly and Sally -- The perpetual union's final days -- "Our affairs at Amsterdam press on my mind like a mountain" -- "The devil, more cunning" -- "To navigate in such a whirligig" -- Vive le Tiers Etat! -- "The mephitic atmosphere of prejudices" -- "Paid at Panthemont in full" -- "A catechism of France" -- "Aux Armes!" -- Hotel de Ville -- Commandant de la Garde Nationale -- "Vive la Nation!" -- The sea running high -- Duties owed the King -- Adieus -- Diverging paths, 1790-1824 -- "Despotism to liberty, in a feather-bed" -- "Cromwell would not have entered alone" -- A clomping of approaching horses -- Reign of terror -- "The unhappy fortunes of M. de la Fayette" -- Quiet days in Batavia -- Hero's tour redux -- Autumn reunion -- "A certain idea". |
| Summary |
In a narrative both panoramic and intimate, Chaffin captures the four-decade friendship of Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette. |
| Subject |
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Friends and associates.
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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 -- Friends and associates.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French.
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France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809.
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Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.
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Statesmen -- France -- Biography.
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Revolutionaries -- France -- History -- 18th century.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. (OCoLC)fst00040754
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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834. (OCoLC)fst00052665
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American Revolution (1775-1783) (OCoLC)fst01351668
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Revolution (France : 1789-1799) (OCoLC)fst01354514
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Diplomats. (OCoLC)fst00894415
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Friendship. (OCoLC)fst00935174
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Military participation -- French.
(OCoLC)fst01353722
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Revolutionaries. (OCoLC)fst01096578
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Statesmen. (OCoLC)fst01131990
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France. (OCoLC)fst01204289
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1700-1809
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the friendship that helped forge two nations |
| ISBN |
9781250113726 (hardcover) |
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1250113725 (hardcover) |
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9781250113740 (ebook) |
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