Lafayette in the Age of the American Revolution--Selected Letters and Papers, 1776-1790: December 7, 1776-March 30, 1778

by Stanley J. Idzerda and Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier

An indefatigable letter writer, the Marquis de Lafayette carried on a correspondence with an extraordinary range of people involved with the fate of revolutionary America. Volume I provides a fascinating account, from source materials, of his arrival in America and of his first challenging year with the Continental Army. It covers Lafayette's activities from December 7, 1776, to March 30, 1778, including his landing in Charleston, his 900-mile...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801410312
• ISBN13: 9780801410314
• Release Date: December 1977
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher