Lafayette in the Somewhat United States -- Sarah Vowell
Riverhead Books
288 Pages
A lot of times I try to avoid history books as a means for review. I work with history all day, and sometimes I just need a break. However, when I saw this book on the “New Releases” shelves at the Lockport Library, I had to bring it home. Marquis de Lafayette plays a special part in Niagara County history. In his travels around the country 1824-1825, he visited Niagara Falls and Lockport. In fact, upon his visit, he declared, “I give you the county of Niagara -- the first in the wonders of nature, and the first in the wonders of art.”