The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution

Overview

Thaddeus Kosciuszko arrived in the colonies with little other than an industrious spirit and a genius for engineering. He soon became indispensable to the American Revolution, designed the fortifications at Philadelphia and West Point - it was his plans that Benedict Arnold tried to sell to the British - devised battle plans at Saratoga, and led a ring of Black spies in the South. Afterward, Kosciuszko returned to his native Poland, led an uprising against czarist Russia, and became an international celebrity. With an historical cast from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to Catherine the Great and Napoleon, this wide-sweeping narrative reveals the life and times of a long overlooked Leader.

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Author:   Alex Storozynski
Publisher:   St Martin's Press
Imprint:   St Martin's Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.354kg
ISBN:  

9780312625948

ISBN 10:   0312625944
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   02 August 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   In stock at warehouse  
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A sweeping, colorful, and absorbing biography that should restore Kosciuszko to his proper place in history. - NEWSWEEK The first comprehensive look at a man who once famously symbolized rebellion. - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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