Revolutionary war books about people who usually get left out of the story slaverys constitution. I have read many books on american history revolution and civil wars and i love this above all even the biographies of washington, hamilton, adams and benjamin franklin who i love. Lafayette and the american revolution 2010 read online. We feature smart, groundbreaking research and wellwritten. A wealthy orphan with a taste for glory, lafayette. Just as nathan hale is the best known spy of the american revolution, so james lafayette is the best known african american spy of. In his new book, saint bris shows us the lafayette who was much more. The making of the revolutionary war general into a national icon. With a concentration on microhistories, the mission of the journal of the american revolution book. Lafayette in the age of the american revolution, selected. The true story of james lafayette, revolutionary war double agent by anne. I like history and this is a great easy to read book on the american revolution. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
This thrilling account of a daring soldier will fascinate young historians. It is safe viewing for all ages, though its content the american revolution and the french revolution fit best. James lafayette james armistead, american spy journal. In addition to our online magazine and annual volumes, journal of the american revolution also oversees a namesake book series. The revolutionary war 177583, also known as the american revolution, arose from growing tensions between residents of great britains north american colonies and the colonial. The sons of the american revolution is the leading male lineage society that. Auguste levasseurs lafayette in america is a journal of general lafayette s 18241825 farewell tour of all 24 united states.
Chronicling general lafayettes years in washingtons army, vowell reflects on the ideals of the american revolution versus the reality of the revolutionary war. On september 11th of 1777 lafayette saw his first action of the american. These sources include official acts and proclamations as well as several books, diaries and letters written by the various people involved in the revolution. Given how painfully august lafayette and the american founders have gotten. The book tells the story of a frenchman named lafayette and how he helped in the american revolution. Lafayette and the close of the american revolution. The lost hero is not officially rated in the united states. Embracing an account of his late tour through the united states to the time of his. Lafayette was immediately impressed with washington and washington liked lafayette s enthusiasm. He fell in love with the concept of liberty, and with the idea of america, fighting for democracy and freedom his whole life. Lafayette was a truly passionate young man who at a very young age decided to dedicate his life to the american.
He and other european adventurers, soldiers of fortune, and romantics of the time flocked to the continental army during the american revolution. After returning to france, he was a key figure in the french revolution. It also captures the private lafayette and his remarkable wife, adrienne, in often moving detail. Lafayette and the american revolution 2010 about book. Russell freedman is really a master of retelling history.
Arriving in north america in 1777, he quickly formed a bond with general george washington and initially served as an aide to the american leader. The primary sources of the american revolution offer a wealth of information on this famous event. Lafayette and the american revolution 9780823421824. Hero of the american revolution, by gonague saint bris one has to wonder, the more one knows about the life of lafayette, if he was wellserved by his times and by his associates. Proving a skilled and dependable commander, lafayette. He could have just sat back and enjoyed a life of luxury, but at 19 years old, he defied his family and the king of france by running off to join the american revolution.
Page 295 i can assure those gentlemen, that it is a much easier and less distressing thing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room by a good fireside, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep. List of books and articles about american revolution. Having read many books on the american revolution and being a student of early american history, lafayette s name was familiar. Lafayette met general george washington on august 5th of 1777 in philadelphia pennsylvania. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Hero of the american revolution by gonzague saint bris. Interestingly, while lafayette is regarded as a hero of the american revolution, he later expressed regret over participating in a revolution for a country that perpetuated the institution of slavery. Lafayette and the american revolution audiobook by. A selection of books e books available in trible library. Sarah vowell chronicles the victory lap in her new book lafayette in the. France in the american revolution by james breck perkins houghton mifflin, 1911. Washington always said that the book from which he learned most about training an army. Lafayette and the american revolution by russell freedman.
Lafayettes subsequent involvement in the french revolution and his call for freeing american slaves demonstrate how he. With some account of the attitude of france toward the war of independence vol. I recently finished reading the book lafayette and the american revolution. Playing a pivotal role in the revolution, lafayette convinced the french government to send troops, made crucial pacts with native americans, and lead his men to victory at yorktown. Be careful about calling sarah vowells latest a history book. Lafayette in the somewhat united states by sarah vowell. Lafayette in the age of the american revolution, selected letters and papers, 17761790 book. In her new book, lafayette in the somewhat united states, writer sarah vowell tells the story of the american revolution through the life and. This is a list of the best books about the american revolution. Book lafayette and the american revolution by russell freedman. Lafayette and the close of the american revolution gottschalk, louis on. The rousing story of lafayette adopted son of george washingtonand his vital role in the american revolution. In this book, lafayette s private secretary describes how the now 67yearold hero of the american revolution and apostle of liberty in europe was welcomed in an adoring frenzy by the american.