02658nam 2200625 a 450 991045793130332120200520144314.01-283-87519-51-61168-216-9(CKB)2550000000054569(EBL)1085020(OCoLC)823388653(SSID)ssj0000537832(PQKBManifestationID)11360757(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537832(PQKBWorkID)10556656(PQKB)11005085(MiAaPQ)EBC1085020(OCoLC)798295801(MdBmJHUP)muse17242(Au-PeEL)EBL1085020(CaPaEBR)ebr10497682(CaONFJC)MIL418769(EXLCZ)99255000000005456920110408d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImprobable patriot[electronic resource] the secret history of Monsieur de Beaumarchais, the French playwright who saved the American Revolution /Harlow Giles UngerHanover [N.H.] University Press of New Englandc20111 online resource (255 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-58465-925-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.We must help the Americans -- Gold by god! : the fuel of life! -- Last night poor, wealthy today! -- So you mistreat some poor devil-- till he trembles in disgrace! -- I'm the busiest, cleverest fellow I know -- Plotting and pocketing -- I wish to serve your country as if it were my own -- Figaro here, figaro there -- Bright people are so stupid -- What did you do to earn so many rewards? -- Tout finit par des chansons = Everything ends in song -- All of which proves that a son of a clod can be worth his weight in gold.The outrageous true story of the French plot to supply arms and ammunition to Washington's Continental Army, and the bold French spy, inventor, playwright, and rogue behind it allDramatists, French18th centuryBiographyDiplomatsFranceBiographyFranceHistory18th centuryUnited StatesHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783Participation, FrenchElectronic books.Dramatists, FrenchDiplomats842/.5BUnger Harlow G.1931-917840MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457931303321Improbable patriot2059944UNINA