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They began as courtiers in a hierarchy of privilege, but history remembers them as patriot-citizens in a commonwealth of equals.On April 18, 1775, a riot over the price of flour broke out in the French city of Dijon. That night, over the Atlantic, Paul Revere mounted the most effective horse he may find and kicked it into a gallop.
So began what have been called the "sister revolutions" of France and America. Within a, thrilling narrative, this book tells the story of these revolutions and shows precisely how deeply intertwined they actually were. Their leaders, George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette, were often seen as father and son, but their relationship, while close, was just as complex as the long, fraught history of the French-American alliance. Vain, tough, ambitious, they strove to condition their characters and records in to the form they wanted history to keep in mind. James R. Gaines provides fascinating insights into these personal transformations which is equally brilliant at showing the extraordinary aftereffect of both "freedom fighters" on subsequent history. 8 pages of color and 8 pages of black-and-white illustrations; 2 maps
