{"id":6537,"date":"2019-09-11T20:42:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T20:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=6537"},"modified":"2025-03-23T17:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T17:25:53","slug":"lafayette-by-alma-holman-burton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/lafayette-by-alma-holman-burton\/","title":{"rendered":"Lafayette"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lafayette<\/strong><\/h3>\n

by Alma Holman Burton<\/p>\n

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Description:  <\/span>A stirring biography of the Marquis de Lafayette, who played a pivotal role in the American Revolution, and upon returning to his native France did the same in the French Revolution, afterward suffering exile and imprisonment in Prussia for his efforts. In 1824 Lafayette was invited by Congress and President James Monroe to pay a return visit to the United States. In his year-long travels around the country, he was warmly welcomed in one community after another, and sailed back to Europe impressed by the possibilities for the future of the United States he helped found.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ages:  <\/strong>10-12<\/em>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Paperback, Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Black and white<\/span><\/em>Year published:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2022<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ISBN:<\/strong>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>978-1-59915-363-6<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>American History, Biography<\/span><\/em> <\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The Colonies of North America2. The Young Marquis3. The Courtier4. The Dinner Party5. The Departure for North America6. Washington’s Aide-de-camp7. Louis XVI Promises a Fleet8. The Furlough<\/em><\/p>\n

9. The Victory at Yorktown10. A Visit to Mount Vernon11. The National Assembly12. The French Revolution13. An Exile and in Prison14. The Man of Two Worlds15. The Last Days of a Patriot<\/em><\/p>\n

An Inside View…<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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