Improbable patriot [[electronic resource] ] : the secret history of Monsieur de Beaumarchais, the French playwright who saved the American Revolution / / Harlow Giles Unger
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Unger Harlow G. <1931->
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Improbable patriot [[electronic resource] ] : the secret history of Monsieur de Beaumarchais, the French playwright who saved the American Revolution / / Harlow Giles Unger
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| Pubblicazione: | Hanover [N.H.], : University Press of New England, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 842/.5 |
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| Soggetto topico: | Dramatists, French - 18th century |
| Diplomats - France | |
| Soggetto geografico: | France History 18th century |
| United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Participation, French | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 all |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Improbable patriot |
| ISBN: | 1-283-87519-5 |
| 1-61168-216-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910781713003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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