Why Not Lafayette
Why Not Lafayette? (Unforgettable Americans)
Why Not Lafayette
Ronald Himler, Jean Fritz
A young Frenchman of nineteen traveling across the sea to help a struggling nation fight for its independence? Why not? To Lafayette, anything was possible. A man who threw off the boundaries imposed on him to stand up for what he believed, the Marquis de Lafayette grew from an idealistic young man searching for honor and glory, into an idealistic statesman with rock-solid principles of liberty. Here, Jean Fritz brings to life the exciting story of the brave and appealing man known as "The Hero of the New World."

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Nonfiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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