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This biography of French liberator Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834)
reveals not only how the nineteen-year-old bravely ventured to the
infant United States to serve in its War of Independence, but also
the iconoclast's enormous contribution to the causes of social and
economic justice in France, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Poland. The
Marquise (1759-1807), born Adrienne de Noailles, shared the same
controversial beliefs as her husband, supporting and defending him
wholeheartedly despite ongoing political persecution-including the
Marquis's exile in an Austrian dungeon and her own imprisonment
(and near-execution) by French radicals. Employing a sweeping,
classical feel, and visiting landscapes including the magnificent
court at Versailles, the brutal hardship of Valley Forge, and the
momentous storming of the Bastille, Lane chronicles and celebrates
the couple's passionate yet tumultuous relationship while
documenting the birth of America, two French Revolutions, and the
Napoleonic era.
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