First edition. Signed by author with inscription, To Fred Skalny, with much appreciation to a fellow historian, and with best wishes always. Jacket rubbed. 1999 Hard Cover. 357 pp. The definitive biography of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, hero of the American Revolution and the Polish revolt against Russian control in the 1790s. Returning to Poland with his American laurels, Kosciuszko fought courageously in the Polish revolt against Russian control in 1792, and led another uprising in 1794. Though eventually defeated, he gained the sympathy of people throughout Europe and America for his struggles against oppression and his support of universal liberty and human rights.