Richard Brookhiser, senior editor at National Review, joins to discuss his latest book, The Hero Returns: Lafayette and the Legacy of Revolution. When the Marquis de Lafayette returned to the United States in 1824, Americans welcomed him as the last surviving major general of the Revolutionary War. The Hero Returns explores Lafayette’s celebrated farewell tour and examines how his visit helped Americans reflect on the meaning and enduring legacy of the Revolution. Thomas Donnelly, lead scholar at the National Constitution Center, moderates.
About NCC Book Clubs: This event is part of the National Constitution Center’s Book Club series, which invites Americans of all ages to engage with works by leading scholars and thinkers exploring the Constitution, American history, and the ideas that shape our constitutional democracy. Through conversations with authors representing a range of perspectives, the series encourages thoughtful discussion grounded in primary sources and constitutional principles. The Center convenes these conversations as a forum for learning and dialogue. The views expressed are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Constitution Center.
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Richard Brookhiser is a senior editor at National Review and the author of more than a dozen books, including Glorious Lessons: John Trumbull, Painter of the American Revolution; John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court; Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln; Gentleman Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution; Alexander Hamilton, American; Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington. In 2008, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal.
Thomas Donnelly is lead scholar at the National Constitution Center and a law professor at the University of Richmond. Prior to joining the Center in 2016, he served as counsel at the Constitutional Accountability Center, as a Climenko Fellow and lecturer on law at Harvard Law School, and as a law clerk for Judge Thomas Ambro on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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- Richard Brookhiser, The Hero Returns: Lafayette and the Legacy of Revolution
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