The True La Fayette (Classic Reprint)
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Morgan, George) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from The True La Fayette At the very crest and crisis of the World War, La Fayette´s name was spoken by an authoritative voice in the most dramatic, the most magical manner that could well be imagined. Immediately, the incident was taken to heart by our millions. It became popular because it had in it the right ring, the true appeal. The moment was ripe for it - the American mind receptive. Most people had faith in the Allies, in the ultimate confounding and overthrow of the enemy; but the pessimist in us often darkened our hope with the whisper: "Nay, be not too sanguine! They may drive through to Paris, to the sea." There might be a reversion to military despotism - that seemed a haunting and horrible possibility; or, as all America hoped, there might be a complete reestablishment of free government, such as La Fayette had fought for from boyhood on till his last breath. One may be pardoned for recalling the exact circumstances of the incident referred to. The situation was simple. All clouds, all complexities (if not all doubts) had been swept away when the United States resolved to strike for the liberties of mankind. The enemy, by reason of enormous successes in the East, was concentrating in the West. His submarines were in the full fiendishness of their activity. Then it was that General John J. Pershing, Commander-in-chief of the American Expeditionary Forces, having arrived in France with the vanguard of our overseas army of two millions of men, made a pilgrimage in Paris to Picpus Cemetery and, standing by one of the tombs, said reverently: "La Fayette, we are here." 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.
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