For liberty and glory : Washington, Lafayette, and their revolutions /
Gaines, James R.
For liberty and glory : Washington, Lafayette, and their revolutions / James R. Gaines. - New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2007. - viii, 533 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [487]-498) and index.
The quest for glory -- Lexington and Versailles -- Endgames of the old regime -- La Victoire -- To Brandywine -- Another kind of crucible -- Enter France -- The beauty of a draw -- Showing their colors -- The ally and the traitor -- Into Virginia -- Yorktown -- The dark side of liberty -- Entr'acte -- Movements west and left -- Forms of bankruptcy -- Two conventions -- First blood -- Experiments in democracy -- Acts of defiance -- The spring of 1789 -- Come the revolution -- Front lines -- Works of the guillotine -- Between Scylla and Charybdis -- Farewells -- Epilogue.
In a single, thrilling narrative, Gaines tells the story of the American and French Revolutions--and their leaders--and provides fascinating insights into George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette and their personal transformations. www.alibris.com
9780393061383
Presidents--United States
Statesmen--France
E 312.25 / .G127 2007
For liberty and glory : Washington, Lafayette, and their revolutions / James R. Gaines. - New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2007. - viii, 533 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [487]-498) and index.
The quest for glory -- Lexington and Versailles -- Endgames of the old regime -- La Victoire -- To Brandywine -- Another kind of crucible -- Enter France -- The beauty of a draw -- Showing their colors -- The ally and the traitor -- Into Virginia -- Yorktown -- The dark side of liberty -- Entr'acte -- Movements west and left -- Forms of bankruptcy -- Two conventions -- First blood -- Experiments in democracy -- Acts of defiance -- The spring of 1789 -- Come the revolution -- Front lines -- Works of the guillotine -- Between Scylla and Charybdis -- Farewells -- Epilogue.
In a single, thrilling narrative, Gaines tells the story of the American and French Revolutions--and their leaders--and provides fascinating insights into George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette and their personal transformations. www.alibris.com
9780393061383
Presidents--United States
Statesmen--France
E 312.25 / .G127 2007
