Hero of Two Worlds

The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution

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Mike Duncan: Hero of Two Worlds (2022, PublicAffairs)

English language

Published Dec. 24, 2022 by PublicAffairs.

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978-1-5417-3034-2
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5 stars (5 reviews)

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Excellent history/biography writing

5 stars

I first encountered Mike Duncan through his amazing History of Rome podcast and fell in love with his style of historical presentation. Whe he released his first book, The Storm Before The Storm, which cames out of that podcast, I bought it and was not disappointed. When he finished with The History of Rome he started a new podcast, Revolutions, which covered a series of revolutions from the English Civil War, through the US, Haiti, Gran Columbia, Mexico, France, and up to Russia, the final one (still in progress as I write this.) I think he must have gotten intrigued that one person showed up in three revolutions, the Marquis de Lafayette, and then discovered that not much had been written in English about this fascinating and important figure. This biography follows Lafayette from his childhood through his adventures in America, the French Revolution, and finally the 1830s, up to …

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5 stars

I first encountered Mike Duncan through his amazing History of Rome podcast and fell in love with his style of historical presentation. Whe he released his first book, The Storm Before The Storm, which cames out of that podcast, I bought it and was not disappointed. When he finished with The History of Rome he started a new podcast, Revolutions, which covered a series of revolutions from the English Civil War, through the US, Haiti, Gran Columbia, Mexico, France, and up to Russia, the final one (still in progress as I write this.) I think he must have gotten intrigued that one person showed up in three revolutions, the Marquis de Lafayette, and then discovered that not much had been written in English about this fascinating and important figure. This biography follows Lafayette from his childhood through his adventures in America, the French Revolution, and finally the 1830s, up to …

Subjects

  • Lafayette, marie joseph paul yves roch gilbert du motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
  • France, armee
  • Generals, biography
  • Statesmen, biography
  • Statesmen, france
  • United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, biography
  • United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, participation, french
  • France, history, revolution, 1789-1799