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Post Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:50 pm      Post subject: "The Peasent Prince" Thaddeus Kosciuszko....
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I posted much of this under a different topic, but this part belongs here.

My wife saw a lecture on TV about a book on Thaddeus Kosciusko ("The Peasant Prince") and got it for me. I'm enjoying the book so much that when I found I could see the lecture again on booktv.org (http://www.booktv.org/search.aspx?For=The%20peasent%20prince )
The author, Alex Storozynski, (http://www.kosciuszkofoundation.org/News_Storozynski_Bio.html)

About the TV Program (Lecture)
Alex Storozynski recounts the life of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Polish-Lithuanian immigrant to the United States who became a engineer in the Continental Army. He was responsible for the fortifications for Philadelphia and devised battle plans that led to the American victory at Saratoga. Following the War, Kosciuszko returned to Poland and became Commander in Chief of the Polish Army where he led a defense against a Russian invasion and later a revolt of Russian occupation in 1794. This event was hosted by the Polish Embassy in Washington, DC.


Even if you don't buy the book, do watch that lecture though, it's a 40 minute overview of the book, which describes how that Polish-American hero helped the U.S. win it's independence from Britain and what a unique person Kosciusko was.

Bob K
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