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Lafayette and the American Revolution / Russell Freedman.

Author/creator Freedman, Russell, 1929-2018
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Holiday House, ©2010.
Description88 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 28 cm
Subject(s)
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--Juvenile literature.
Generals--United States --Biography --Juvenile literature.
Statesmen--France --Biography --Juvenile literature.
United States--History --Revolution, 1775-1783 --Participation, French --Juvenile literature.
Contents The mysterious stranger -- The little lord of Chavaniac -- Why not? -- Escape from France -- "Here to learn" -- Winter at Valley Forge -- The battles of Barren Hill and Monmouth Courthouse -- Hero of two worlds -- "The boy cannot escape me" -- In search of liberty.
Abstract An account of Marquis de Lafayette, a young French nobleman, who helped bring victory at Yorktown and became a lifelong friend of George Washington.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 82-84) and index.
Interest age level 010-up.
LCCN 2009052342
ISBN9780823421824
ISBN0823421821

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