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Chronicling General Lafayette's years in Washington's army, Vowell reflects on the ideals of the American Revolution versus the reality of the Revolutionary War. Riding shotgun with Lafayette, Vowell swerves from the high-minded debates of Independence Hall to the frozen wasteland of Valley Forge, f... Full description
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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, > marquis de, > 1757-1834.
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, > marquis de, > 1757-1834 > Influence.
Generals > France > Biography.
Statesmen > France > Biography.
Generals > United States > Biography.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Participation, French.