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    The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution
    The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution
    The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution
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    The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution

    By Alex Storozynski

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    Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Polish-Lithuanian born in 1746, was one of the most important figures of the modern world. Fleeing his homeland after a death sentence was placed on his head (when he dared court a woman above his station), he came to America one month after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, literally showing up on Benjamin Franklin's doorstep in Philadelphia with little more than a revolutionary spirit and a genius for engineering. Entering the fray as a volunteer in the war effort, he quickly proved his capabilities and became the most talented engineer of the Continental Army. Kosciuszko went on to construct the fortifications for Philadelphia, devise battle plans that were integral to the American victory at the pivotal Battle of Saratoga, and designed the plans for Fortress West Point—the same plans that were stolen by Benedict Arnold. Then, seeking new challenges, Kosciuszko asked for a transfer to the Southern Army, where he oversaw a ring of African-American spies.

    A lifelong champion of the common man and woman, he was ahead of his time in advocating tolerance and standing up for the rights of slaves, Native Americans, women, serfs, and Jews. Following the end of the war, Kosciuszko returned to Poland and was a leading figure in that nation's Constitutional movement. He became Commander in Chief of the Polish Army and valiantly led a defense against a Russian invasion, and in 1794 he led what was dubbed the Kosciuszko Uprising—a revolt of Polish-Lithuanian forces against the Russian occupiers. Captured during the revolt, he was ultimately pardoned by Russia's Paul I and lived the remainder of his life as an international celebrity and a vocal proponent for human rights. Thomas Jefferson, with whom Kosciuszko had an ongoing correspondence on the immorality of slaveholding, called him "as pure a son of liberty as I have ever known." A lifelong bachelor with a knack for getting involved in doomed relationships, Kosciuszko navigated the tricky worlds of royal intrigue and romance while staying true to his ultimate passion—the pursuit of freedom for all. This definitive and exhaustively researched biography fills a long-standing gap in historical literature with its account of a dashing and inspiring revolutionary figure.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateApr 28, 2009
    ISBN9781429966078
    The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution
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    Alex Storozynski

    Alex Storozynski is president and executive director of the Kosciuszko Foundation. Also a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, he was an editorial board member at the New York Daily News, the founding editor of amNew York, and a former city editor and contributing editor to The New York Sun. He is the author of The Peasant Prince. He lives in West Orange, New Jersey.

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      Very good biography of a Polish hero who faught for American and Polish independence and succeeded only in the first one. Interesting man with exciting life and many sorrows.
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      The Peasant Prince is highly readable, thoroughly researched, and thought-provoking work. Detailing the life of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, the book provides seldom-covered details about the American Revolution. The political factions and competing interests are brought to life with great clarity. For example, the tensions between the French and Polish officers are detailed on both a personal level and within the context of Washington's need to defer to the French government to maintain their support of the war. Kosciuszko's role in the Battle of Saratoga and in fortifying West Point (the plans for which were to become the instrument of Benedict Arnold's betrayal) are hilighted.Where even the most thorough accounts leave off (the end of the Revolution), the Peasant Prince continues the pace with the remarkable story of Poland's attempts to replicate the success of the American Colonies and gain its independence from neighboring oppressors.Finally, the deep relationship between Kosciuszko and Thomas Jefferson is detailed. The perspective of Jefferson as not yet ready to free his slaves, as his friend continued to press him to do, was an uncommon perspective. Side stories and details such as the origin of the fur coat worn by Jefferson in his official portrait and in the memorial sculpture are also great additions.As the conclusion of the book, many readers may be distressed that such an amazing historical figure, who played a large part on the world stage, has remained known to much of the world as only a historical footnote. The author seeks to remedy this condition, with great results.

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