Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

2015 book by Sarah Vowell

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
First edition
Author	Sarah Vowell
Language	English
Published	2015
Publisher	Riverhead Books
Publication place	United States
Pages	274

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States is a 2015 non-fiction book written by Sarah Vowell about the travels of the American and French revolutionary Marquis de Lafayette in early America.

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^ Pierce, Charles P. (November 17, 2015). "Sarah Vowell's 'Lafayette in the Somewhat United States'". The New York Times.

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v t e Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Principal author	Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)
American Revolution	French frigate Hermione Battle of Brandywine Battle of Gloucester Valley Forge Battle of Barren Hill Battle of Rhode Island Battle of Monmouth Battle of Green Spring Siege of Yorktown Franco-American alliance
French Revolution	Assembly of Notables (1787) Estates General of 1789 National Guard (France) Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Women's March on Versailles Society of 1789 Fête de la Fédération Day of Daggers Champ de Mars massacre War of the First Coalition July Revolution (1830)
Other events	1824–25 Grand Tour of the United States New York City parade Philadelphia parade USS Brandywine
Life	Château de Chavaniac (birthplace and home) Château de la Grange-Bléneau (home and museum) Lafayette Land Grant Picpus Cemetery
Honors and memorials	List of places named for the Marquis de Lafayette Fayetteville, North Carolina Lafayette, Louisiana Fort Lafayette Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania Lafayette College New York City statue (1876) LaFayette Fountain (1887) Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. 1891 statue Lafayette Square Historic District Lafayette dollar (1899) Mount Lafayette Lafayette Memorial (1917) Lafayette College statue (1921) Los Angeles statue (1937) Lafayette Escadrille USS Lafayette
Legacy	1825 Samuel Morse painting "Lafayette (We Hear You Calling)" (1918 song) La Fayette (1961 film) Valley Forge (1975 film) La Révolution française (1989 film) Jefferson in Paris (1995 film) Liberty! (1997 documentary miniseries) Liberty's Kids (2002 television series) Hamilton (2015 musical, 2020 film) Lafayette in the Somewhat United States (2015 book) Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution (2021 book) Franklin (2024 miniseries)
Family	Adrienne de La Fayette (wife) Georges Washington de La Fayette (son) Michel du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (father)
Related	Order of Lafayette Honorary U.S. citizenship (2002)

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