Kościuszko: A Biography
KOŚCIUSZKO
A BIOGRAPHY
KOŚCIUSZKO
A BIOGRAPHY
BY
MONICA M. GARDNER
AUTHOR OF "ADAM MICKIEWICZ"; "POLAND; A STUDY IN NATIONAL IDEALISM";
"THE ANONYMOUS POET OF POLAND," ETC.
LONDON: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD.
RUSKIN HOUSE, 40 MUSEUM STREET W.C. 1
NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
First published in 1920
(All rights reserved)
TO
WIESŁAWA CICHOWICZÓWNA
I AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATE THIS
BOOK UPON THE NATIONAL
HERO OF HER
COUNTRY
CONTENTS
| - | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| Preface | 17 | |
| Note on the Pronunciation of Polish Names | 21 | |
| CHAPTER | ||
| I. | The Youth of Kościuszko | 23 |
| II. | The Fight for American Freedom | 37 |
| III. | The Years of Peace | 53 |
| IV. | The First Fight for Poland | 71 |
| V. | The Eve of the Rising | 87 |
| VI. | The Rising of Kościuszko—I. | 96 |
| VII. | The Rising of Kościuszko—II. | 129 |
| VIII. | The Russian Prison | 159 |
| IX. | Exile | 173 |
| List of Books Consulted | 204 | |
| Index | 205 | |
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