The peasant prince : Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the age of revolution / Alex Storozynski.
| Author/creator |
Storozynski, Alex |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, ©2009. |
| Description | xiv, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Broken hearts and Greek role models -- A rebel joins the cause -- Turning back the British tide : the Battle of Saratoga -- French egos and colonial conspirators -- Washington's West Point architect -- A rock, an African prince, and America's traitor -- A Polish Yankee goes south -- Love and rockets -- Fiddling lords and enslaved hordes -- Europe's first constitution and the Polish revolution -- The "noble" traitors -- Kosciuszko's rebels : peasant scythemen, a burgher militia, and a Jewish cavalry -- Poland Is wiped off the map -- Kosciuszko tries to free Jefferson's slaves -- Napoleon comes up short -- A peasant without a country. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-359), endnotes (p. [285]-335), and index. |
| LCCN | 2008044625 |
| ISBN | 9780312388027 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0312388020 (alk. paper) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | DK4348.K67 S76 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |