Lafayette in America Program

Auguste Levasseur's Lafayette in America is a journal of General Lafayette's 1824-1825 Farewell Tour of all 24 United States. In this book, Lafayette's private secretary describes how the now 67-year-old hero of the American Revolution and apostle of liberty in Europe was welcomed in an adoring frenzy by the American people. With its panoramic view of the young country - its burgeoning cities and towns, its technological innovations like the Erie Canal, and its industrious people - this book captures America on the cusp of its jubilee year.

ALAN R. HOFFMAN, translator, holds a B.A. degree in history from Yale University and a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School. He lives in southern New Hampshire and practices law in Boston. Passionate about American history and Lafayette, he spent three years working on this first unabridged English translation of Levasseur's journal and readying it for publication. He is a member of the American Friends of Lafayette and the Massachusetts Lafayette Society, and he lectures on Lafayette.

More information about the book and Mr. Hoffman can be found on the website www.lafayetteinamerica.com

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This program is presented by the Hampton Historical Society and the Hampton Falls Historical Society, and will be held on September 19, 2010 at 2 PM at Hampton Falls Town Hall.

The program is open to the public and admission is free.