- Published: 1 October 2016
- ISBN: 9780399573101
- Imprint: Riverhead
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 288
- RRP: $29.99
Lafayette In The Somewhat United States
















- Published: 1 October 2016
- ISBN: 9780399573101
- Imprint: Riverhead
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 288
- RRP: $29.99
[A] freewheeling history of the Revolutionary War . . . Vowell points out that Lafayette was for a time ‘a national obsession
The New Yorker
Vowell wanders through the history of the American Revolution and its immediate aftermath, using Lafayette’s involvement in the war as a map, and bringing us all along in her perambulations . . . Her prose sparkles
The New York Times Book Review
[Vowell] takes an open and observant ‘Hey, that’s nuts’ stance toward past and present, which results in a book that’s informative, funny and insightful
Time
Gilded with snark, buoyant on charm, Vowell’s brand of history categorically refuses to take itself — or any of its subjects — too seriously . . . At once light-footed and light-hearted, her histories are — dare I say it — fun. And Lafayette is no different. Even amid defeats… Vowell emerges from the Revolutionary War with an unabashed smile on her face. I’d be surprised if her reader doesn’t, too
NPR
[Vowell] turns the dusty chronicle of American history into a lively mash up and then, playing the history nerd, delivers her stories in her flat funny voice
The National Book Review