A multi-award-winning author presents a biography about the French nobleman who assisted the American colonists in their struggle for freedom from England during the Revolutionary War. Illustrated with prints, drawings, full-color paintings and a timeline.

A multi-award-winning author presents a biography about the French nobleman who assisted the American colonists in their struggle for freedom from England during the Revolutionary War. Illustrated with prints, drawings, full-color paintings and a timeline. Russell Freedman is well known for his riveting biographies and masterful accounts of the history of the United States. One of the most honored writers for children, Russell Freedman has been honored with the Newbery Medal, three Newbery Honor Medals, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award, and a National Humanities Medal. He travels widely but makes his home in New York City.