#HERO OF THE TWO WORLDS FULL#

“Mike Duncan has dug deep into the world of revolutions, and the richness of detail in this book is beguiling.

#HERO OF THE TWO WORLDS FULL#

Duncan's work is a reminder that history can also be a gripping yarn full of compelling characters, and in Hero of Two Worlds he brings alive one of the great characters of American history.'- Ben Smith, New York Times 'I first learned of Mike Duncan's work when a prominent politician told me he'd been addicted to his podcast on the French Revolution, and found it startlingly relevant in 2021. Hero of Two Worlds is biography and narrative at its best, an informative page-turner crafted by a master of historical storytelling.'- Patrick Wyman, creator of Tides of History and author of The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World He takes the reader on a gripping roller-coaster ride that follows the Marquis de Lafayette's fortunes through decades of victory, defeat, and revolution on two continents… Duncan has an exceptional eye for both human potential and human fallibility, grasping the qualities that make figures like Lafayette real, three-dimensional people, simultaneously victims of circumstance and active participants driving forward the course of history. 'Mike Duncan's ability to weave a rich and compelling story is on full display in Hero of Two Worlds. Never mind the Broadway musicals, here's the Hero of Two Worlds.' - Spencer Ackerman, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Reign of Terror: How The 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump Duncan has reintroduced the Marquis de Lafayette for a whole new generation, bringing him to life with all his passions, contradictions and hypocrisies. Now Duncan has zeroed in on his perfect subject, a towering figure through whom Duncan can explore and even upend the birth of political liberalism. 'All listeners of The History of Rome and Revolutions – as well as readers of The Storm Before The Storm - know the joy of Mike Duncan guiding them through epic, operatic moments in western history. This sympathetic portrait illuminates the complexities of Lafayette and his revolutionary era.”- Publishers Weekly Duncan marshals a wealth of information into a crisp and readable narrative. 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 equalityįew in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette.

Hero of the two worlds