Adopted Son: Washington, Lafayette, and the Friendship That Saved the Revolution
- ISBN-10
- 0553383450
- ISBN-13
- 9780553383454
- Series
- Adopted Son
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 564
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Author
- David A. Clary
Description
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.
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