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Author Unger, Harlow G., 1931-

Title Improbable patriot [electronic resource] : the secret history of Monsieur de Beaumarchais, the French playwright who saved the American Revolution / Harlow Giles Unger.

Imprint Hanover [N.H.] : University Press of New England, c2011.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xiv, 236 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
Dramatists, French -- 18th century -- Biography.
Diplomats -- France -- Biography.
France -- History -- 18th century.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9781584659259 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781611682168 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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