Hero of Two Worlds The Marquis De Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike Duncan

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Hero of Two Worlds The Marquis De Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike Duncan

Author: Mike Duncan

From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes the thrilling story of the Marquis de Lafayette’s lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equality 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.

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Fun book to read and listen to. Lafayette goes on many adventures, lives a long time, and has a page-turning life. This is the best written, most entertaining of the biographies I have read of him. A story of a good man, trying to do the right thing, in the right way. Sometimes it worked, and sometimes it didn’t. I agree with the American point of view on Lafayette, not the French one. The man is a hero and should be remebered as such. I feel echos of today when he gets so much grief from everyone from just trying to be reasonable. North Landesman                                                                                    rated it: 5.0 from 5.0

Marquis de Lafayette was a major assist in the American and French revolutions. He was treated badly after that and was in prison for quite a while. He was finally released to rural France if he didn’t return to Paris. That didn’t last long and he helped keep things calm during the overthrow of the Bourbon Dynasty of 1830. Delores Thomas                                                                                      rated it: 5.0 from 5.0