Author : Margaret Jane Codd
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ISBN 13 : 9781330859834
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (598 download)
Book Synopsis The Story of Lafayette (Classic Reprint) by : Margaret Jane Codd
Download or read book The Story of Lafayette (Classic Reprint) written by Margaret Jane Codd and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of Lafayette The youthful minds of America gain what little knowledge they possess of Lafayette from the necessarily brief space given him in the ordinary school history; so that to most of them, he is little but a name. We, of the new generation, should not be so forgetful of his services; for to his untiring efforts we are indebted for the help which came from France in our time of need. Without it we could scarcely have hoped to win the glorious victory of Yorktown, and the success of our struggle for independence might have been very doubtful. The story of the brave heart and pure life of Lafayette cannot fail to arouse noble thoughts in the minds of its readers; and the knowledge of his generous efforts to help our land in its days of trouble, must ever prove an incentive to feelings of the purest patriotism. It is hard to condense the story of such a life into this little book, and, through lack of space, much of interest has unavoidably been omitted. It is also difficult to attain to any great degree of originality in such a work; but the compilation has been carefully made from the most reliable sources; and this little volume is given to the public in the hope that, in some small measure, it may help to make the character and services of Lafayette better known to the children of America. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.