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For liberty and glory, Washington, Lafayette, and their revolutions, James R. Gaines

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. [487]-498) and index

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non fiction

For liberty and glory

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James R. Gaines

Washington, Lafayette, and their revolutions

The quest for glory -- Lexington and Versailles -- Endgames of the old regime -- La Victoire -- To Brandywine -- Another kind of crucible -- Enter France -- The beauty of a draw -- Showing their colors -- The ally and the traitor -- Into Virginia -- Yorktown -- The dark side of liberty -- Entr'acte -- Movements west and left -- Forms of bankruptcy -- Two conventions -- First blood -- Experiments in democracy -- Acts of defiance -- The spring of 1789 -- Come the revolution -- Front lines -- Works of the guillotine -- Between Scylla and Charybdis -- Farewells -- Epilogue