CHASTELLUX'S TRAVELS IN NORTH-AMERICA in the years 1780-81-82

by Basil Hall

Francois Jean De Beauvoir, Marquis De Chastellux was born in Paris, France in 1734. He joined the French Army as a Second Lieutenant at the age of 13 and rose through the ranks during the Seven Years' War. Chastellux came to be as famous for his literary work, with his publication of a book on philosophy in 1772, as he was for his military exploits. When the French expeditionary forces assigned to the Revolutionary Continental Army set sail for America...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1429001275
• ISBN13: 9781429001274
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.2"