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Lafayette and the Farewell Tour: Odyssey of an American Idol

Meet the author who translated Lafayette en Amérique en 1824 et 1825 into English. Then learn about the Frenchman who became at age 19 a general in the American Revolution and was friends with the first six presidents. The journal, written by Lafayette's secretary, chronicles the tour of 24 states that he took in his late sixties. 

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