The Nation's Guest: Lafayette & the trip that united America
In 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette returned to the United States after forty years away and found a nation he barely recognized: twenty-four states, a tripled population, and a country straining under economic collapse, sectional tension over slavery, and a bitter four-way presidential race. Yet for thirteen months, Americans who agreed on almost nothing came together to honor the “Nation’s Guest.”
In this episode of Bahr’s History Hits, we explore The Last Adieu: Lafayette’s Triumphant Return, the Echoes of Revolution, and the Gratitude of the Republic by Ryan Cole. We follow Lafayette’s…
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