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The friendship between Lafayette & Washington began slowly but had developed fully by late 1777. By the time Lafayette’s military service in America had come to an end, they were good friends. During the course of their correspondence Lafayette discussed all manner of public & private events & aspirations with Washington. Thus his letters furnish an intimate & revealing account of great events & of the great & near-great men who were a part of them. These letters were first published in 1944 in a privately printed edition of 400 copies. The present editors have re-examined the manuscripts used for all the letters & have corrected the earlier reading wherever historical accuracy requires it. A new preface presents revised interpretations of some of the letters.
Price: $49.99
Pages: 433
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Imprint: The American Philosophical Society Press
Series: Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society
Publication Date:
01 January 1976
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780871691156
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
"This volume brings within convenient compass all the letters written by Lafayette to Washington. … Professor Gottschalk has … editorial work of a highly meticulous character. At the same time, Mr. Gottschalk has provided an excellent introduction that summarizes the results of his many years of study of Lafayette."
— John C. Miller
"The letters have been edited with taste as well as with erudition … I rarely encounter a book so satisfying from the standpoint of the bibliophile. The letters are a mine of valuable information about Lafayette, France and America, and Lafayette’s friends and colleagues. Many of the letters are of prime historical importance. They reveal a constantly growing knowledge of the language of America and of the character and aspirations of its leaders…"
— Bernhard Knollenberg
— John C. Miller
"The letters have been edited with taste as well as with erudition … I rarely encounter a book so satisfying from the standpoint of the bibliophile. The letters are a mine of valuable information about Lafayette, France and America, and Lafayette’s friends and colleagues. Many of the letters are of prime historical importance. They reveal a constantly growing knowledge of the language of America and of the character and aspirations of its leaders…"
— Bernhard Knollenberg
Louis Gottschalk (1899—1975) was an American historian with specialization on the Marquis de Lafayette, including his key roles in the American and French Revolutions. Gottschalk served as Chairman of the History Department at the University of Chicago from 1937 to 1942 and was elected President of the American Historical Association in 1953. The same year, the French government named him a Chevalier in the Legion of Honor. His publications include Lafayette Between the American and French Revolution (1942) and Letters of Lafayette to Washington, 1777—1799 (rev. 1976).