Author Ryan Cole will discuss his book, “The Last Adieu,” about the Marquis de Lafayette’s return to America decades after the American Revolution in a pair of programs, at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26 at the Gloucester Library, Main Street Center, and at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the Mathews Museum, 200 Main Street, Mathews. The lectures are free and open to the public.Cole’s historical story is centered on Lafayette’s return to the country he had helped fight for during the Revolution, said a press release. The work gives an opportunity to revisit a fascinating chapter in American history and consider the enduring relationship between Lafayette and the young nation.When Lafayette, the French aristocrat and military officer who became a trusted ally of the American revolutionary cause, returned to the United States, his celebrated visit became an extraordinary national event, as Americans welcomed back a figure remembered for his role in the struggle for independence.Cole will discu...