Lafayette, hero of two worlds
By: Olivier Bernier.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: E.P. Dutton
Published: 1983
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
Subjects: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834; France. Armée -- Biography; Generals -- France -- Biography; Generals -- United States -- Biography; Statesmen -- France -- Biography; France -- History -- 1789-1815; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French
Description: Lafayette is known as a man who loved liberty so well that he devoted his life to it. He fought for liberty in America as well as in France. But whereas he is known as a hero in America, he is often considered to be either a traitor or a fool in France.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 344-346.
Includes index.