Thaddeus Kosciuszko and his home in Philadelphia / text by Robert H. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Robert H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kościuszko, Tadeusz, 1746-1817.

Kościuszko, Tadeusz.

Philadelphia (Pa.). Kościuszko House.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Generals--Poland--Biography.

Generals.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

United States.

Thaddeus Kościuszko National Memorial.

Poland.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa : Copernicus Society of America, ©1976.

Summary:

Of all the distinguished military men who came from abroad to fight for the independence of the thirteen colonies, Thaddeus Kosciuszko of Poland was the first. He came to Philadelphia and offered his services to the Continental Congress in August, 1776, and he served continuously until the end of the war seven years later. He earned praise from George Washington and the special thanks of Congress. Then he returned to Poland, became head of the government and commander-in-chief of the army in the Insurrection of 1794, winning a place in Polish history comparable to that of Washington in the United States. Acclaimed throughout the world as a courageous fighter for freedom, Kosciuszko came back to visit America in 1797 and lived for nearly six months in Philadelphia, then the capital of the nation. The modest brick house in which he stayed at Third and Pine Streets is now preserved by the National Park Service as the Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial. - Page [1].

Contents:

Kosciuszko in the American Revolution 1776-1783

The Kosciuszko Insurrection 1792-1994

Kosciuszko's return to Philadelphia 1797-1798

A hero of two worlds.

Notes:

Cover title.

"Sponsored as a corporate cultural project of Mrs. Paul's Kitchens, Inc., Philadelphia."

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives.

OCLC:

2497055