The marquis : Lafayette reconsidered
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Description
xxvi, 409 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Status
Laramie County Community College - Main Collection
E207 .L2 A87 2014
1 available
E207 .L2 A87 2014
1 available
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Laramie County Community College - Main Collection | E207 .L2 A87 2014 | On Shelf |
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Campbell Co. Public Library - Biography | B LAFAYETTE M. | On Shelf |
Subjects
Library of Congress Subjects
France. -- Armée -- Biography.
Generals -- France -- Biography.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, -- marquis de, -- 1757-1834.
Statesmen -- France -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French.
Generals -- France -- Biography.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, -- marquis de, -- 1757-1834.
Statesmen -- France -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French.
More Details
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Format
Book
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
UPC
40024121882
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-390) index.
Summary
In a biography that looks past the storybook hero who cast aside family and fortune to advance the transcendent aims of liberty and justice, Laura Auricchio gives us a rich portrait of a man driven by dreams of glory and felled by tragic, human weaknesses. We come to understand the personal struggles, social quandaries, and idealistic visions that inspired an orphaned young nobleman to cross an ocean at age nineteen to fight a war that was none of his concern. Here is the young Lafayette, removed from the French army as a result of sweeping reforms, trapped in a gilded cage until American emissaries reached Paris seeking support. In the American cause, Lafayette, whose only vision had been of martial glory, saw a way to reach his dreams, and seized it with gusto. Americans welcomed him with open arms, and he returned their affection fully. His American éclat was so brilliant and his enthusiasm so great that he quickly became the symbol of the Franco-American alliance that ultimately defeated Great Britain. But while Lafayette's reputation rose to great heights during the American Revolution, it collapsed during the French one. As revolutionaries hurtled in radical directions and monarchists dug in their heels, Lafayette lost control, doing everything in his power to prevent an American-style republic from taking root in his native land. Formerly seen as France's heroic figure, Lafayette was now viewed as opportunistic, a dreamer, and a traitor to his nation--and today remains a murky figure in French memory. Auricchio, drawing on substantial new research conducted in libraries, archives, museums, and private homes in France and the United States, gives us history on a grand scale as she reveals the man and his complex life, and challenges the myths that have surrounded his name for more than two centuries.--From publisher description.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Auricchio, L. (2014). The marquis: Lafayette reconsidered (First Edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Auricchio, Laura. 2014. The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Auricchio, Laura. The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Auricchio, Laura. The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered First Edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
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