| Edition |
First Pegasus Books edition. |
| Description |
xi, 354 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"This work was first published in France in 2006 by Editions Télémaque" -- T.p. verso. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Endgame : a troublesome corpse -- Child of nature -- A millionaire orphan -- The fortunate beginnings of a tragic reign -- Versailles, the palace of pleasure -- The roundup in Metz -- A young man with a grudge -- Honor to the spy -- Figaro and America -- The Duke's surprise -- Dreary vista -- The sailor-king -- Charleston -- Stripes? What stripes? -- The tavern of destiny -- Ordeal by fire -- The glorious barefoot soldiers -- General Kayewla -- A disappointment arrives by sea -- A very pampered prisoner -- The Indian summer of victory -- The sweet smell of success -- From animal fluid to elastic shoes -- Kings for every taste -- Excess power, excess appetite -- Was the edifice that worm-eaten? -- The "fair-haired boy" -- General Morpheus -- The last festival -- Impossible duo -- A dramatic turn of events -- The interrupted game -- A victory or an enigma? -- A return to France on tiptoes -- The pleasure of saying no -- The inglorious return of a dynasty -- When words give way to silence -- A regicide at the service of the King -- On the fragility of conspiracies -- "What better place to be than in the bosom of one's family" -- When history repeats itself -- The season of farewells -- Lafayette, exemplary freemason -- The space of desire. |
| Summary |
The rousing story of Lafayette -- aide-de-camp and "adopted son" of George Washington -- explores his vital role in the American Revolution. |
| Language |
Translation of: La Fayette. |
| Subject |
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834.
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Generals -- France -- Biography.
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Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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United States. Army -- Biography.
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Statesmen -- France -- Biography.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French.
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France -- History -- 1789-1815.
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| Indexed Term |
French history US and French revolution 18th-19th centuries Biography |
| Added Author |
Holoch, George.
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| Added Title |
La Fayette. English
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| ISBN |
9781605980874 $27.95 |
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1605980870 $27.95 |
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