But Mike’s superpower is his storytelling skill. “Mike Duncan has dug deep into the world of revolutions, and the richness of detail in this book is beguiling. “An immensely compelling biography of Lafayette and a disquisition on the limits of bourgeois liberalism.”- Jamelle Bouie, The New York Times “n an age of self-indulgent polemics, deranged conspiracy theories, and pervasive disinformation, to listen to Duncan while washing dishes or folding laundry is to believe that facts are knowable, that historical events of immense complexity can be made legible, and-to attempt to answer the question with which I started this review-that history is made neither by singular individuals nor by social forces, but by the idiosyncratic interplay of decisions within well-placed vanguard classes….This is the kind of detail-oriented storytelling that Duncan excels at.”- The New Republic The author’s sympathetic yet balanced and sensible rendering, some may think, mirrors Lafayette’s eventful life in a revolutionary age.”- The Wall Street Journal Duncan’s ‘Hero of Two Worlds’ offers, in readable prose, much informative description alongside measured interpretation. “Pleasingly informal….Duncan’s biography is written in a loose, colloquial style that sometimes startles with its informality but more often delights with its directness.”- Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker “My favorite history book I’ve read this year so far!"- Jeff Glor, CBS This Morning: Saturday His remarkable life is the story of where we come from, and an inspiration to defend the ideals he held dear. Finally, as a revered elder statesman, he was instrumental in the overthrow of the Bourbon Dynasty in the Revolution of 1830.įrom enthusiastic youth to world-weary old age, from the pinnacle of glory to the depths of despair, Lafayette never stopped fighting for the rights of all mankind.
After his release, Lafayette sparred with Napoleon, joined an underground conspiracy to overthrow King Louis XVIII, and became an international symbol of liberty. Returning home a national hero, he helped launch the French Revolution, eventually spending five years locked in dungeon prisons.
He was a soldier, statesman, idealist, philanthropist, and abolitionist.Īs a teenager, Lafayette ran away from France to join the American Revolution. Over fifty incredible years at the heart of the Age of Revolution, he fought courageously on both sides of the Atlantic. From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes the thrilling story of the Marquis de Lafayette’s lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equalityĪ #1 ABA INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE BESTSELLERįew in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette.
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