Ratings7
Average rating4.5
Quite a good biography of a political and military figure that was larger than life. Well researched and well written.
Lafayette was fearless champion of liberty, but not stupidly so. He always tried to do what he thought was right, and though he sometimes blundered, he stuck to his principles all his life. Given that he made many enemies over the years, including the French Kings and Napoleon, and that he was active in multiple revolutionary movements, it is a wonder that he survived to die in old age – still much beloved in both America and France.
Mike Duncan did quite a good job of narrating his own book.
4.5 stars rounded up.