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Duncan Mike - Hero Of Two Worlds The Marquis De Lafayette In The Age Of Revolution - Hardcover
Duncan Mike - Hero Of Two Worlds The Marquis De Lafayette In The Age Of Revolution - Hardcover
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Description: Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette. Over fifty incredible years at the heart of the Age of Revolution he fought courageously on both sides of the Atlantic. He was a soldier statesman idealist philanthropist and abolitionist. As a teenager Lafayette ran away from France to join the American Revolution. Returning home a national hero he helped launch the French Revolution eventually spending five years locked in dungeon prisons. After his release Lafayette sparred with Napoleon joined an underground conspiracy to overthrow King Louis Xviii and became an international symbol of liberty. Finally as a revered elder statesman he was instrumental in the overthrow of the Bourbon Dynasty in the Revolution of 1830. From enthusiastic youth to world - weary old age from the pinnacle of glory to the depths of despair Lafayette never stopped fighting for the rights of all mankind. His remarkable life is the story of where we come from and an inspiration to defend the ideals he held dear.
Title: Hero Of Two Worlds The Marquis De Lafayette In The Age Of Revolution
Author(s): Duncan Mike
Publisher: Publicaffairs U. S.
Barcode: 9781541730335
Pages: 512 Pages
Publication Date: 8/24/2021
Category: History Of The Americas
Description: Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette. Over fifty incredible years at the heart of the Age of Revolution he fought courageously on both sides of the Atlantic. He was a soldier statesman idealist philanthropist and abolitionist. As a teenager Lafayette ran away from France to join the American Revolution. Returning home a national hero he helped launch the French Revolution eventually spending five years locked in dungeon prisons. After his release Lafayette sparred with Napoleon joined an underground conspiracy to overthrow King Louis Xviii and became an international symbol of liberty. Finally as a revered elder statesman he was instrumental in the overthrow of the Bourbon Dynasty in the Revolution of 1830. From enthusiastic youth to world - weary old age from the pinnacle of glory to the depths of despair Lafayette never stopped fighting for the rights of all mankind. His remarkable life is the story of where we come from and an inspiration to defend the ideals he held dear.
Title: Hero Of Two Worlds The Marquis De Lafayette In The Age Of Revolution
Author(s): Duncan Mike
Publisher: Publicaffairs U. S.
Barcode: 9781541730335
Pages: 512 Pages
Publication Date: 8/24/2021
Category: History Of The Americas
