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Lafayette is everywhere. Most cities have a Lafayette street, at least, and probably also a park or a school named after him. There are towns called Lafayette in a handful of states, as well as colleges and a fancy Manhattan restaurant. And why wouldn’t you want to plaster the name of a hero of the American Revolution across the country? The popular story goes that the Marquis de Lafayette rejected a family fortune and his native France to come to America as an idealistic nineteen-year-old, sacrificing everything for the freedom of his adopted land. –Biographile on Laura Auricchios THE MARQUIS But thats only part of the story...read the below article to learn more about this historical figure.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:41:46 +0000

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