Lafayette in the Age of the American Revolution--Selected Letters and Papers, 1776-1790: April 10, 1778-March 20, 1780

by Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier and Linda J. Pike

Book Overview

The second volume in this distinguished series provides a comprehensive picture of the Franco-American alliance and of the day-to-day problems of conducting the War of Independence as reported by Lafayette and his correspondents on both sides of the Atlantic.

Volume II begins with Lafayette's reunion with the main army at Valley Forge in the spring of 1778, after an assignment to Albany. It follows him on his return to France in January 1779,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801412463
• ISBN13: 9780801412462
• Release Date: December 1979
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher