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Marquis de Lafayette

1989
Traces the life of the French general and statesman who was instrumental in persuading France to aid the colonists in the American Revolution and then returned to participate in the political scene in his own country.

Lafayette

French freedom fighter
2000
This book tells of the French nobleman who became a Revolutionary War general.

Statue in search of a pedestal

a biography of the Marquis de Lafayette
1976

Marquis de Lafayette

fighting for America's freedom
Explores the life of Marquis de Lafayette and details the contributions he made to the American Revolution. Traces his life following the conclusion of the Revolution and considers his modern legacy.
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Lafayette and the American Revolution

2010
Examines the role of the Marquis de Lafayette in the American Revolution, discussing how the nineteen-year-old defied the king of France to join the fight for liberty in the United States.

Why not, Lafayette?

1999
Traces the life of the French nobleman who fought for democracy in revolutions in both the United States and France.

Revolutionary friends

General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette
2013
Looks at the friendship of Marquis de Lafayette who traveled from France to Philadelphia to have sign on for the patriot cause with George Washington.

Through the wormhole

2001
Friends Michael and Kate are enlisted by the mysterious CyberTimeSurfing Institute to travel back to 1778 to ensure Michael's ancestor, an African-American Continental cavalryman, survives the war, and to warn newly arrived General Lafayette of a kidnapping plot.

The call of liberty

Marquis de Lafayette and the American Revolution
2004
In September, 1781, the young Marquis de Lafayette of France and other leaders of colonial troops prepare to battle British troops led by Lord Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia.

The call of liberty

Marquis de Lafayette fights in the Battle of Yorktown
2004
In September, 1781, the young Marquis de Lafayette of France and other leaders of colonial troops prepare to battle British troops led by Lord Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia.

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