Nearly 30 towns and counties in America bear the name of Pulaski: in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. Countless bridges, highways, monuments and avenues are dedicated to this Polish-American hero. Few Americans know the full story of Casimir Pulaski, a Polish nobleman who fought for the independence of America. The man who said: "I came to hazard all for the freedom of America, " was killed ...
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Nearly 30 towns and counties in America bear the name of Pulaski: in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. Countless bridges, highways, monuments and avenues are dedicated to this Polish-American hero. Few Americans know the full story of Casimir Pulaski, a Polish nobleman who fought for the independence of America. The man who said: "I came to hazard all for the freedom of America, " was killed in battle at Savannah, Georgia, in 1779. The 57th Congress recorded that "his invaluable services to America entitle him to be numbered among the heroes of America and to be perpetuated in the memory of the people for whom he sacrificed his life." Casimir Pulaski, at the age of 30 already a famous commander in Poland's unsuccessful fight for independence against the Russians, offered his services to George Washington believing that his experience as a successful commander of cavalry could be put to good use by the American colonists fighting for their freedom. As the first Commander of the Horse, Pulaski earned the title of "The Father of American Cavalry." His performance at Brandywine brought congressional appointment as Brigadier General and Commander of Cavalry Regiments. Yet he spent much of his time trying to unite and train the four regiments under his command. Weary of bureaucratic toils, Pulaski was finally given the command of an independent legion, known as the Pulaski Legion. The most comprehensive record of Pulaski's American years, this meticulously researched biography is drawn from primary sources and eyewitness accounts. Pulaski emerges as a bravesoldier, demanding commander, and brilliant leader. Like General Patton in a later war, he ruffled many feathers of envious men. According to the American historian Jared Sparks, "[the fact that] he gained and preserved the friendship of Washington, who more than once in a public mann
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Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping.
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Near Fine in very good + jacket. First edition, 1994. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket, 316 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good+ dust jacket, minor soiling or discoloration to the page-edges and to the dust jacket, light wear to the dust jacket including rubbing and creasing at the edges. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.
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Very good in very good jacket. Size: 6x1x9; NOT an ex library book. 316 pages including the index. Dust jacket has 1/2" tears, 1/2" chip top rear. Price is not clipped.
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Very Good. Size: 6x1x9; Book and dust jacket are in very good condition with no highlighting. Has previous owner's name on the front endpaper. Not ex-library.
