Barricade Publishing promotes Lafayette at Brandywine: The Making of an American Hero

Book is part of Lafayette Bicentennial celebration

October 2nd, 2024

October 2, 2024

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Lafayette at Brandywine: The Making of an America Hero

Barricade Books’ publication featured

during national bicentennial celebration

of return of American hero Lafayette

           NEW YORK _ A grand 13-month celebration is taking place across the United States in connection with the Marquis Lafayette’s return to the United States in 1824 and 1825 as America’s guest.

Barricade Books’ Lafayette at Brandywine: The Making of an America Hero and author Bruce E. Mowday are featured at a number of the events being conducted by the national organization the American Friends of Lafayette. For information on the bicentennial, see www.Lafayette200.org.

To commence the festivities, a three-day celebration took place in New York City in August. A parade on Broadway, a reception at the French Consulate and a book signing at the Park Avenue Armory were highlights. Lafayette at Brandywine was featured at the book signing.

“Lafayette is a national hero,” said Barricade Publisher Jonathan Bernstein. “I’m glad to say the American Friends of Lafayette and citizens across the country are honoring him today. I’m honored that one of our books plays a part in such a deserved celebration.”

          Lafayette at Brandywine: The Making of an America Hero can be obtained through Barricade Books, major book sellers and internet outlets. Signed copies by the author can be purchased by contacting the author at mowday@mowday.com.

The book was unveiled during a Yorktown, Virginia, celebration before a gathering of the American Friends of Lafayette. This year Mowday will return to Yorktown for a signing on October 19, the anniversary of the surrender of the British army to General George Washington. Lafayette played a major role in the victory.  Charles Schwam, Chief Operating Officer of the American Friends of Lafayette and chair of the national Bicentennial Committee, wrote of the Barricade book, “As I have been a ‘Lafayette-ist’ for more than a dozen years now, this book spoke to me in a way no other book has. It is not simply a biography or a description of events, but a detailed explanation of the genesis of Lafayette’s ascent to hero status.”