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Lafayette, hero of two worlds

by Olivier Bernier · 1983

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Lafayette is known as a man who loved liberty so well that he devoted his life to it. He fought for liberty in America as well as in France. But whereas he is known as a hero in America, he is often considered to be either a traitor or a fool in France.

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medium · 356 pages

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