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"This biography of French liberator Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), reveals not only how the nineteen-year-old bravely ventured to the infant United States to serve in its War of Independence, but also the iconoclast's enormous contributions to the causes of social and economic justice in France, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Poland. The Marquise (1759-1807), born Adrienne de Noailles, shared the same controversial beliefs as her husband, supporting and defending him wholeheartedly despite ongoing political persecution - including the Marquis's exile in an Austrian dungeon and her own imprisonment (and near-execution) by French radicals." "General and Madame de Lafayette reassesses the Marquis's life and career and illustrates his indispensable role at the center of the greatest movement of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: the liberal revolution. Although the Lafayettes did not succeed in obtaining for France all the republican institutions they were seeking, their efforts provided an indelible foundation for the eventual triumph of liberty in all of Europe."--Jacket.
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Biography, France, France. Armée, French Participation, Generals, History, Statesmen, United States, United States. Army, American Revolution (1775-1783) fast (OCoLC)fst01351668, Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog, Franse Revolutie, Lafayette, marie joseph paul yves roch gilbert du motier, marquis de, 1757-1834, United states, army, Generals, biography, Statesmen, france, United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, participation, frenchPeople
Marie Adrienne de Noailles Lafayette marquise de (1759-1807), Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier Lafayette marquis de (1757-1834)Places
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General and Madame de Lafayette: partners in liberty's cause in the American and French Revolutions
2003, Taylor Trade, Distributed by National Book Network
in English
- 1st Taylor Trade Pub. ed. 2003.
1589790189 9781589790186
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-354) and index.
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