Adopted Son
Subtitle: Washington, Lafayette, and the Friendship that Saved the Revolution
Publisher: Bantam
Published: January 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 592
ISBN-13: 9780553804355
Subjects: U.S. History - Revolution And Confederation (1775-1789); U.S. President; History; History - General History; History: American; Revolutionary; History / Revolutionary; History: World; United States - Revolutionary War; 1757-1834; Biography; France; Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier,; Presidents; Statesmen; United States; marquis de,
Description: They were unlikely comrades-in-arms. One was a self-taught, middle-aged Virginia planter in charge of a ragtag army of revolutionaries, the other a rich, glory-seeking teenage French aristocrat. But the childless Washington and the orphaned Lafayette forged a bond as strong as any between father and son, a trust that saw them through betrayals, shifting political alliances, and the trials of war. Their friendship continued throughout their lives. Lafayette inspired widespread French support for a struggling young America and personally influenced Washington's antislavery views. Washington's enduring example as general and statesman guided Lafayette during France's own revolution years later. Using personal letters and other key documents, author Clary offers a rare glimpse of the American Revolution, including intimate portraits of such major figures as Alexander Hamilton, Benedict Arnold, and Benjamin Franklin. The result is a remarkable, little-known epic of friendship, revolution, and the birth of a nation.--From publisher description.