The Life of La Fayette, the Knight of Liberty in Two Worlds and Two CenturiesFarmer, Lydia Hoyt
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The Life of La Fayette, the Knight of Liberty in Two Worlds and Two Centuries
Farmer, Lydia Hoyt
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
LA FAYETTE! LIBERTY! and LAW! are the three shining words written upon
the page of history by this heroic life.
[Illustration: LAFAYETTE’S TOMB.]
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