ISBN: 9781541730335 Number of pages: 512 Weight: 680 g Dimensions: 238 x 162 x 38 mm You may also be interested in. His remarkable life is the story of where we come from, and an inspiration to defend the ideals he held dear. Finally, as a revered elder statesman, he was instrumental in the overthrow of the Bourbon Dynasty in the Revolution of 1830.įrom 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. ![]() After his release, Lafayette sparred with Napoleon, joined an underground conspiracy to overthrow King Louis XVIII, and became an international symbol of liberty. He was a soldier, statesman, idealist, philanthropist, and abolitionist. Returning home a national hero, he helped launch the French Revolution, eventually spending five years locked in dungeon prisons. Over fifty incredible years at the heart of the Age of Revolution, he fought courageously on both sides of the Atlantic. A Hero of Two Worlds is a book of sweeping historical fiction set in Rome in the early 1860s, when the great fight to transform Italy into a country was raging. 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. Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette. He was a soldier, statesman, idealist, philanthropist, and abolitionist.Īs a teenager, Lafayette ran away from France to join the American Revolution. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution broadens our understanding of his engagement in other major political movements, as well. Over fifty incredible years at the heart of the Age of Revolution, he fought courageously on both sides of the Atlantic. Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette.
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