Lafayette at Brandywine: The Making of an American Hero (Bruce E. Mowday - WH) Rossino Introduction)

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The narratives and photographs in Faces of the Civil War Navies shed new light on a lesser-known part of our American story

Lafayette at Brandywine: The Making of an American Hero (Bruce E. Mowday - WH) Rossino Introduction)America's first international hero, the Marquis Lafayette, risked his life and spent his fortune in the fight for American independence from England. Without Lafayette and the assistance of France, America would never have been victorious during the American Revolution. While being celebrated in America in the 18th and 19th century including a grand American tour that lasted more than a year Lafayette's heroic deeds are fading from America's