General and Madam De Lafayette

by Lane, Jason

• ISBN13: 9781589790186
• ISBN10: 1589790189
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Pub

Summary

"This biography of French liberator Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), reveals not only how the nineteen-year-old bravely ventured to the infant United States to serve in its War of Independence, but also the iconoclast's enormous contributions to the causes of social and economic justice in France, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Poland. The Marquise (1759-1807), born Adrienne de Noailles, shared the same controversial beliefs as her husband, supporting and defending him wholeheartedly despite ongoing political persecution - including the Marquis's exile in an Austrian dungeon and her own imprisonment (and near-execution) by French radicals." "General and Madame de Lafayette reassesses the Marquis's life and career and illustrates his indispensable role at the center of the greatest movement of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: the liberal revolution. Although the Lafayettes did not succeed in obtaining for France all the republican institutions they were seeking, their efforts provided an indelible foundation for the eventual triumph of liberty in all of Europe."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Dramatis Personae	ix
Chronology	xi
PART ONE: IN THE AMERICAN CAUSE
A Marriage Is Arranged	3	(9)
Fate Plays Its Role	12	(17)
In the American Revolution	29	(23)
Triumph of Liberty in America	52	(19)
Return of the Hero	71	(28)
PART TWO: IN THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Onset of the French Revolution	99	(22)
The Maelstrom	121	(27)
On the Crest	148	(13)
Pulled Under	161	(26)
PART THREE: THE AFTERMATH OF REVOLUTION
Adrienne and the Terror	187	(28)
In the Depths of This Tomb	215	(20)
Exile	235	(15)
A Love Stronger Than Death	250	(25)
PART FOUR: WHEREVER LIBERTY CALLS
Under Empire, Restoration, and the Hundred Days	275	(15)
Partisan in Liberty's Cause	290	(20)
Another Revolution	310	(20)
Epilogue	330	(7)
Notes	337	(16)
Selected Bibliography	353	(2)
Index	355	(15)
About the Author	370