#Hero of two worlds free#

From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and h. Today, the values codified and practiced by Lafayette are increasingly taken for granted. Read 376 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. He was a soldier, statesman, idealist, philanthropist, and abolitionist. Over fifty incredible years at the heart of the Age of Revolution, he fought courageously on both sides of the Atlantic. Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette. From the time that he was an enthusiastic 19-year-old to the time he was a world-weary 74-year-old, his resolve never wavered.Īs the saying goes, if we don't learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution.

Through this age of upheaval, Lafayette remained unshakably committed to the principles he had outlined.

#Hero of two worlds free#

And in his final act, at seventy years old, he was instrumental in the dramatic overthrow of the Bourbon Dynasty during the Revolution of 1830.Īll the while, he never wavered from the principles he had written into the Declaration of the Rights of Man in 1789: That men are born and remain free and equal, deserving of liberty, property, safety, freedom of speech, and the ability to resist oppression. Then he returned home, and was a principle player in the French Revolution. This quiet, middle-aged man who, just weeks earlier, had performed feats of battle that redrew the map. He was a soldier home from civil war, a victorious commander turned ordinary farmer again. Over fifty incredible years at the heart of the Age of. Library of CongressGaribaldi’s triumphant entry into Naples, fallen capital of the Bourbon monarchy, September 1860. Over fifty incredible years at the heart of the Age of Revolution, he fought as one with righteous revolutionaries on both sides of the Atlantic.Īs an idealistic and courageous teenager serving in the American Revolution, he used his considerable wealth and savvy to help the Americans defeat the British. Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette. From the massively popular podcaster and New York Times bestselling author comes the story of the Marquis de Lafayette's lifelong quest to protect the principles of democracy, told through the lens of the three revolutions he participated in: the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the Revolution of 1830.įew in history can match the breadth and depth of the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette. Never mind the Broadway musicals, heres the Hero of Two Worlds.