Lafayette and the Farewell Tour: Odyssey of an American Idol

Celebrate the bicentennial of Lafayette's return and his grand tour of the United States with us at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16, in the Yorktown Library Meeting Room. In 1824-1825, the Marquis de Lafayette visited all 24 states as the last surviving major general of the Continental Army. This Farewell Tour was described by contemporaries as a unique and extraordinary event. In this program, Alan Hoffman will examine how Lafayette’s story-book life, role in the American Revolution, friendship with George Washington, support of American interests, and his Farewell Tour shaped his remarkable reputation. 

Mr. Hoffman is the president of the American Friends of the Lafayette and president of the Massachusetts Lafayette Society. He also translated Lafayette in America in 1824 and 1825, a first-hand account of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour. For more information, visit the following website: https://www.lafayetteinamerica.com/author/