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Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution

byMike Duncan

Hero of Two Worlds examines the Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution, combining Mike Duncan's clear narrative with the perspective of a biographical portrait. Moving between close detail and context, the book explains the forces surrounding its subject and connects them to the connected fields of biography & autobiography and history. Specific examples keep the larger argument tangible and reveal why familiar explanations do not always account for the full story. Hero of Two Worlds leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved.

Publisher

PublicAffairs

Publication date

Aug 24, 2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

512

ISBN

9781541730335