A Spy Called James

A Spy Called James PDF Author: Anne Rockwell
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
ISBN: 1467749338
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette--a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned to slavery. His service hadn't qualified him for the release he'd been hoping for. For James the fight wasn't over; he'd already helped his country gain its freedom, now it was time to win his own.

A Spy Called James

A Spy Called James PDF Author: Anne Rockwell
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
ISBN: 1467749338
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette--a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned to slavery. His service hadn't qualified him for the release he'd been hoping for. For James the fight wasn't over; he'd already helped his country gain its freedom, now it was time to win his own.

Revolutionary Friends

Revolutionary Friends PDF Author: Selene Castrovilla
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1635925088
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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Society of School Librarians International Book Award Honor California Reading Association Eureka! Nonfiction Honor Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year Booklist Top Ten Biography for Youth Young fans of the smash Broadway hit "Hamilton" will enjoy this narrative nonfiction picture book story about the important friendship between George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette during the Revolutionary War. Lafayette has come to America to offer his services to the patriotic cause. Inexperienced but dedicated, he is a much-needed ally and not only earns a military position with the Continental Army but also Washington's respect and admiration. This picture book presents the human side of history, revealing the bond between two famous Revolutionary figures. Both the author and illustrator worked with experts and primary sources to represent both patriots and the war accurately and fairly.

Adopted Son

Adopted Son PDF Author: David A. Clary
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553383450
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 594

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A critical analysis of the unique friendship between American general George Washington and the young French Marquis de Lafayette describes how their bond resulted in extraordinary success on the battlefield and in diplomatic circles, aided an American victory in the Revolutionary War, and paved the way for the French Revolution. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States PDF Author: Sarah Vowell
Publisher:
ISBN: 1594631743
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 290

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From the bestselling author of Assassination Vacation and Unfamiliar Fishes, a humorous and insightful account of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette - the one Frenchman we could all agree on - and an insightful portrait of a nation's idealism and its reality.

The Marquis

The Marquis PDF Author: Laura Auricchio
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307387453
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 450

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Winner of the 2015 American Library in Paris Book Award The Marquis de Lafayette at age nineteen volunteered to fight under George Washington and became the French hero of the American Revolution. In this major biography Laura Auricchio looks past the storybook hero and selfless champion of righteous causes who cast aside family and fortune to advance the transcendent aims of liberty and fully reveals a man driven by dreams of glory only to be felled by tragic, human weaknesses. Drawing on substantial new research conducted in libraries, archives, museums, and private homes in France and the United States, Auricchio, gives us history on a grand scale revealing the man and his complex life, while challenging and exploring the complicated myths that have surrounded his name for more than two centuries

Why Not, Lafayette?

Why Not, Lafayette? PDF Author: Jean Fritz
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613360302
Category : Generals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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

A Spy Called James

A Spy Called James PDF Author: Anne F. Rockwell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781094255910
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 30

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Book Description
This is the true story of James Lafayette, a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned to slavery. His service hadn't qualified him for the release he'd been hoping for. For James the fight wasn't over; he'd already helped his country gain its freedom, now it was time to win his own.

The True Story of Lafayette

The True Story of Lafayette PDF Author: Elbridge Streeter Brooks
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Book Description
The life of the French nobleman who aided America during its revolution and who fought for liberty in his own country.

Lafayette! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #8)

Lafayette! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #8) PDF Author: Nathan Hale
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683353994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Gilbert du Motier became the Marquis de Lafayette at a young age, but he was not satisfied with the comforts of French nobility—he wanted adventure! A captain at eighteen and a major general by nineteen, he was eager to prove himself in battle. When he heard about the Revolution going on in America, he went overseas and fought alongside Alexander Hamilton and George Washington for America’s independence. Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales are graphic novels that tell the thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and TRUE stories of American history. Read them all—if you dare!

Hero of Two Worlds

Hero of Two Worlds PDF Author: Mike Duncan
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1541730321
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 535

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From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes the thrilling story of the Marquis de Lafayette’s lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equality A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A #1 ABA INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE BESTSELLER Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette. Over fifty incredible years at the heart of the Age of Revolution, he fought courageously on both sides of the Atlantic. He was a soldier, statesman, idealist, philanthropist, and abolitionist. As a teenager, Lafayette ran away from France to join the American Revolution. Returning home a national hero, he helped launch the French Revolution, eventually spending five years locked in dungeon prisons. After his release, Lafayette sparred with Napoleon, joined an underground conspiracy to overthrow King Louis XVIII, and became an international symbol of liberty. Finally, as a revered elder statesman, he was instrumental in the overthrow of the Bourbon Dynasty in the Revolution of 1830. From enthusiastic youth to world-weary old age, from the pinnacle of glory to the depths of despair, Lafayette never stopped fighting for the rights of all mankind. His remarkable life is the story of where we come from, and an inspiration to defend the ideals he held dear.