{"product_id":"the-road-to-yorktown-norman-desmarais-9781611214833","title":"The Road to Yorktown: The French Campaigns in the American Revolution, 1780-1783, by Louis-Fran?ois-Bertrand Du Pont d'Aubevoye, Comte de Lauberdi?re","description":"The fate of the American Revolution had yet to be decided when a remarkable 21-year-old Frenchman arrived in America. Louis-Fran ois-Bertrand, the Count of Lauberdi re, belonged to an old noble family that traced its heritage back to the Crusades. His father, Fran ois-Charles-Mathieu, was musketeer of the guard of King Louis XV. More important, his uncle was General Rochambeau, the commander of all French forces in America. The Count of Lauberdi re kept one of the most remarkable diaries of the entire war, and it is published here for the first time as \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Yorktown: The French Campaigns in the American Revolution, 1780-1783, by Louis-Fran ois-Bertrand du Pont d'Aubevoye, comte de Lauberdi re\u003c\/i\u003e, translated and edited by Norman Desmarais.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eServing as aide-de-camp on General Rochambeau's staff, the young and well-educated Lauberdi re enjoyed a unique perspective of the war. He rubbed shoulders with some of the Revolution's most important personalities (including George Washington and Lafayette), and was in the epicenter of many of the war's momentous events. His journal covers a host of topics in remarkable detail, including descriptions of the French army's camp in Newport, Rhode Island, the long march to Yorktown, the siege, and capture, and a fascinating examination of the people and their distinctive colonial culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis keen eye and sharp descriptions of the Army's daily activities and movements provide a wealth of information for inquisitive readers and historians--details found only in this diary. For example, nearly all French diaries mention the army's arrival and landing at Newport, but only Lauberdi re's identifies exactly where it occurred. Anti-French prejudices were common, and the nephew recorded how Rochambeau dispelled them and won over the locals. Culture fascinated the young Count, who keenly observed how the colonials attempted to imitate European manners and styles, marveling at how Philadelphia adopted Parisian fashions in the brief time between his visits there. He even visited Washington's home at Mount Vernon and made pointed comments about his wife, Martha.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its expertly crafted footnotes, maps, and illustrations, \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Yorktown\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh and invigorating firsthand account that will satisfy even the most demanding student of the American Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman Desmarais\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611214831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611214833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Savas Beatie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Norman Desmarais","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46602940219647,"sku":"9781611214833","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2b0f415-867c-49bc-b05f-15b497f5d6ea.jpg?v=1739695731","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-road-to-yorktown-norman-desmarais-9781611214833","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}