Aline levasseur biography of george washington
Aline levasseur biography of george washington
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On the heels of Lafayette: Lessons in Leadership from the Idealist General, his new biography of the Marquis de Lafayette, alum and journalist Marc Leepson tells the story of the famed French general's integral role in the Revolutionary War and in the life of George Washington.
By Marc Leepson, BA '67, MA '71
An idealistic, 19-year-old French aristocrat arrived on American shores 235 years ago, intent on fighting the British in the American Revolution.
Two years later, he departed a hero whose battle-tested zeal for freedom and whose spirit and devotion engendered a lifelong friendship with George Washington.
It was a bond between the Marquis de Lafayette and Washington that carried over to the early years of Washington's namesake university in the capital, and even into the 20th century when GW renamed a residence hall in Lafayette's honor.
Born Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, the young Frenchman arrived in this country in 1777.
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