Gilbert du Motier became the Marquis de Lafayette at a young age, but he was not satisfied with the comforts of French nobility—he wanted adventure!
A captain at eighteen and a major general by nineteen, he was eager to prove himself in battle. When he heard about the Revolution going on in America, he went overseas and fought alongside Alexander Hamilton and George Washington for America’s independence. Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales are graphic novels that tell the thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and TRUE stories of American history. Read them all—if you dare!
Meet French nobleman and American Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette in author-illustrator Nathan Hale's New York Times bestselling Hazard Tales graphic novel series.
Gilbert du Motier became the Marquis de Lafayette at a young age, but he was not satisfied with the comforts of French nobility. He wanted adventure! A major general by nineteen, he was eager to prove himself in battle. When he heard about the revolution going on in America, he went overseas.
He fought with George Washington and Alexander Hamilton in America's war for independence. Passionate about the American cause-and endearing-Lafayette was accepted into the Continental Army when other French officers were not because of his willingness to learn (and because his wealth meant that he didn't require a salary).
General Washington took him under his wing, and Lafayette's loyalty to the commander-in-chief even saved Washington from a plot to remove him from command.
Lafayette would become a legend on both sides of the Atlantic and a symbol of the enduring friendship between America and France.
"These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history." -New York Times
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales! Read them all-if you dare!
- One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale (#1)
- Big Bad Ironclad!: A Civil War Tale (#2)
- Donner Dinner Party: A Pioneer Tale (#3)
- Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale (#4)
- The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman (#5)
- Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale (#6)
- Raid of No Return: A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (#7)
- Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War Tale (#8)
- Major Impossible: A Grand Canyon Tale (#9)
- Blades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (#10)
- Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (#11)
- Above the Trenches: A WWI Flying Ace Tale (#12)
- Bones and Bersekers: 13 True Tales of Terror from American History (#13)
- Web of War: A World War II Tale (#14)
"Nathan Hale has a way with history. He tells the stories in such a way that young readers can at least begin to understand what happened . . . Once again, Hale tells a tale of daring-do with lots of action and interesting characters."
