Lafayette Author:Harlow Giles Unger Acclaim for the prizewinning* Lafayette "I found Mr. Ungers book exceptionally well done. Its an admirable account of the marquiss two revolutionsone might even say his two livesthe French and the American. It also captures the private Lafayette and his remarkable wife, Adrienne, in often moving detail." — ... more »Thomas Fleming, author, Liberty!: The American Revolution "To American readers Ungers biography will provide a stark reminder of just how near run a thing was our War of Independence and the degree to which our forefathers victory hinged on the help of our French allies, marshalled for George Washington by his adopted son, Lafayette."
Larry Collins, coauthor, Is Paris Burning? and O Jerusalem! "Harlow Unger has cornered the market on muses to emerge as Americas most readable historian. His new biography of the marquis de Lafayette combines a thoroughgoing account of the age of revolution, a probing psychological study of a complex man, and a literary style that goes down like cream."
Florence King, Contributing Editor, National Review *Selected as Best Book of 2002 by both the American Revolution Round Table of New York and the Fraunces Tavern Museum« less