LEADER 02658nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910457931303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-87519-5 010 $a1-61168-216-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000000054569 035 $a(EBL)1085020 035 $a(OCoLC)823388653 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000537832 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11360757 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537832 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10556656 035 $a(PQKB)11005085 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1085020 035 $a(OCoLC)798295801 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse17242 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1085020 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10497682 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL418769 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000054569 100 $a20110408d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aImprobable patriot$b[electronic resource] $ethe secret history of Monsieur de Beaumarchais, the French playwright who saved the American Revolution /$fHarlow Giles Unger 210 $aHanover [N.H.] $cUniversity Press of New England$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (255 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58465-925-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWe 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. 330 $aThe 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 all 606 $aDramatists, French$y18th century$vBiography 606 $aDiplomats$zFrance$vBiography 607 $aFrance$xHistory$y18th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xParticipation, French 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDramatists, French 615 0$aDiplomats 676 $a842/.5 676 $aB 700 $aUnger$b Harlow G.$f1931-$0917840 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457931303321 996 $aImprobable patriot$92059944 997 $aUNINA