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An American Soldier: The Life of John Laurens

Sara Bertha Townsend

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Description:This is the true story of a young American who had but one ambition- to serve his country.Whether that service was in the world's most luxurious city or a mosquito-infested swamp evidently made little difference to John Laurens. In both locales he served with equal zeal."Steel-true and blade-straight" he undoubtedly was, but his judgement sometimes took a holiday. And when this happened it was no trivial error but one of giant proportions.Though his enlistment was for the military, the fortunes of war drafted him for diplomatic service also. The hardships of Valley Forge were not enough; he must endure also the frustrations of the French Court.Threatened with the failure if his mission, he offended the French Ministry by a violation of diplomatic procedure.Later he defended himself simply, saying, "I am a soldier, unacquainted with the usages of Courts, but warmly attached to my country.""A soldier-," indeed.Aide to Washington, friend of Hamilton and Lafayette, the record says he was beloved of them all.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with An American Soldier: The Life of John Laurens. To get started finding An American Soldier: The Life of John Laurens, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 266

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Edwards & Broughton Company

Release: 1958

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Description: This is the true story of a young American who had but one ambition- to serve his country.Whether that service was in the world's most luxurious city or a mosquito-infested swamp evidently made little difference to John Laurens. In both locales he served with equal zeal."Steel-true and blade-straight" he undoubtedly was, but his judgement sometimes took a holiday. And when this happened it was no trivial error but one of giant proportions.Though his enlistment was for the military, the fortunes of war drafted him for diplomatic service also. The hardships of Valley Forge were not enough; he must endure also the frustrations of the French Court.Threatened with the failure if his mission, he offended the French Ministry by a violation of diplomatic procedure.Later he defended himself simply, saying, "I am a soldier, unacquainted with the usages of Courts, but warmly attached to my country.""A soldier-," indeed.Aide to Washington, friend of Hamilton and Lafayette, the record says he was beloved of them all.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with An American Soldier: The Life of John Laurens. To get started finding An American Soldier: The Life of John Laurens, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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