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Original Title:	Lafayette
ISBN:	0471468851 (ISBN13: 9780471468851)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Literary Awards:	Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award (2003)

Lafayette

Harlow Giles Unger

Paperback | Pages: 452 pages

Rating: 4.37 | 790 Users | 98 Reviews

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Title	:	Lafayette
Author	:	Harlow Giles Unger
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 452 pages
Published	:	November 1st 2003 by Wiley (TP) (first published August 19th 2002)
Categories	:	Biography. History. Nonfiction. North American Hi.... American History. Military History. American Revolution. Cultural. France. Historical

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"I found Mr. Unger's book exceptionally well done. It's an admirable account of the marquis's two revolutions-one might even say his two lives-the French and the American. It also captures the private Lafayette and his remarkable wife, Adrienne, in often moving detail." -Thomas Fleming, author, Liberty!: The American Revolution

"Harlow Unger's Lafayette is a remarkable and dramatic account of a life as fully lived as it is possible to imagine, that of Gilbert de Motier, marquis de Lafayette. To American readers Unger's biography will provide a stark reminder of just how near run a thing was our War of Independence and the degree to which our forefathers' victory hinged on the help of our French allies, marshalled for George Washington by his 'adopted' son, Lafayette. But even more absorbing and much less well known to the general reader will be Unger's account of Lafayette's idealistic but naive efforts to plant the fruits of the American democracy he so admired in the unreceptive soil of his homeland. His inspired oratory produced not the constitutional democracy he sought but the bloody Jacobin excesses of the French Revolution."-Larry Collins, coauthor, Is Paris Burning? and O Jerusalem!

"A lively and entertaining portrait of one of the most important supporting actors in the two revolutions that transformed the modern world."-Susan Dunn, author, Sister Revolutions: French Lightning, American Light

"Harlow Unger has cornered the market on muses to emerge as America's most readable historian. His new biography of the marquis de Lafayette combines a thoroughgoing account of the age of revolution, a probing psychological study of a complex man, and a literary style that goes down like cream. A worthy successor to his splendid biography of Noah Webster."-Florence King, Contributing Editor, National Review

"Enlightening! The picture of Lafayette's life is a window to eighteenth- and nineteenth-century history."-Michel Aubert La Fayette

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Ratings: 4.37 From 790 Users | 98 Reviews

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I am seriously considering throwing, "Lafayette," in as the middle name of one of my children. Usually when I read a biography I walk away a little disenchanted about the subject, but in this case I found that there once was someone in the universe who could truly be 'admired. How can one man just kick-ass his whole life? From a political, moral and strategic point of view? At 70 he was still kicking ass. And yeah, I came close to crying at times too. The only minor complaint is that I grew

Wow! Just finished a great read of the amazing life of the Marquis de Lafayette. At 19 the French aristocrat boy funded the ship that took him to America to participate in our Revolution. He became fast friends with Washington, and distinguished himself as a soldier and military leader. It is highly unlikely we would have prevailed against the British without the aid of France, secured in large measure to Lafayette's influence. He is a true Revolutionary War hero whose story deserves to be

I don't know if I loved this man because of the book or if I loved the book because of the man. But I do believe that Unger did a fantastic job with the book. In the preface of this book there was a very blunt comment basically stating that French still consider Lafayette a traitor and that if you read a French or an originally French account of Lafayette you are going to get this story of him. That just blew my mind, how could this great person this hero be a traitor. Well, ok I do see many

Amazing man. I am so impressed by him. I feel he was placed in France by Providence. He had the thought like the Americans of his generation, not the French, but he needed to be there to help us win. His wife was so smart, compassionate and completely devoted to him. When she went to prsion with her daughters to be with him, I nearly fell out of my seat! I loved this book. I learned so much about the French Revolutions.

I'd like to give this 4.5 stars. Thoroughly researched but not densely written account of a fascinating person. Unger clearly loves Lafayette (which is okay, because Lafayette was great!) but sometimes that does color the account of events. Hardly an objective account of the American or French revolutions, but it does feel like an honest story of those events as they related to Lafayette and his family. In many ways, the obvious affection for Lafayette makes it feel like you're seeing those

A good account of the life of a man whose actions defined two of the worlds most important revolutions. One of the most interesting characters of both the American and the French Revolution.Although the book is well written and documented, at times can be quite tedious to read due to the amount of pageantry and pomposity that dominated all the interactions in Lafayette life. The descriptions of receptions, ceremonies and public displays fill a significant part of the book. We are also subjected

An exceptional read to any lover of American and/or Military history. Harlow Giles Unger wonderfully weaves the life of Marquis de Lafayette through the various ages that he lived. His unbounded love for America and what she stands for, Lafayette was and forever will remain not only a Founding Father of our country, but a Patriot of Freedom for all mankind.