• The 500+ page volume focuses on Lafayette's early life, his decision to aid the American cause, his role in the American Revolutionary War during his service under George Washington and his return to France.
  • Published during the time of Lafayette's 1824–1825 return visit to the United States, capitalizing on the immense popularity and celebratory mood of the country at that time.
  • Robert Waln was a Philadelphia-born author who died at a young age, the same year this work was published.
    • ORIGINAL OWNER SIGNED THE EXACT YEAR THE BOOK PUBLISHED AND BOUGHT! 
    "JAMES CAMBY J. 1825"