Lafayette We Come

Lafayette, We Come! Is a book by Rupert Sargent Holland. It presents a narrative where a young Frenchman fights for freedom in America, and how America returned the favor when its ally was in trouble.

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This biography tells the remarkable story of the Marquis de Lafayette, a young French aristocrat who played a key role in the American Revolution. With a focus on his relationships with George Washington and other American leaders, Holland provides a vivid and engaging account of Lafayette's life and legacy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

History buffs are well aware that the American Revolution garnered the respect and support of the French, and some historians posit that it may have even helped to inspire the French Revolution. In Lafayette, We Come!, Rupert S. Holland explores one key link between the two conflicts: the figure of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, who fought for the United States in the Revolutionary War and later went on to play a prominent role in the French Revolution.

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From the bestselling author of Assassination Vacation and Unfamiliar Fishes, a humorous and insightful account of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette - the one Frenchman we could all agree on - and an insightful portrait of a nation's idealism and its reality.