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Improbable patriot : the secret history of Monsieur de Beaumarchais, the French playwright who saved the American Revolution

Record Type:	Electronic resources : monographic
Title Information:	the secret history of Monsieur de Beaumarchais, the French playwright who saved the American Revolution
Author:	UngerHarlow G., 1931-
Secondary Intellectual Responsibility:	Project Muse
Place of Publication:	Hanover [N.H.]
Published:	University Press of New England;
Year of Publication:	c2011
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 236 p.)ill., map. :
Subject:	Diplomats - Biography - France -
Subject:	Dramatists, French - Biography - 18th century -
Subject:	United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 -
Subject:	France - History - 18th century -
Personal Subject:	Beaumarchais - Pierre Augustin Caron de -
Online resource:	http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781611682168/
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:	9781611682168electronic bk.
ISBN:	1611682169electronic bk.
ISBN:	9781584659259hbk.
ISBN:	1584659254hbk.
Content Note:	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 weremy 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

Improbable patriot : the secret history of Monsieur de Beaumarchais, the French playwright who saved the American Revolution
Unger, Harlow G.

Improbable patriot : the secret history of Monsieur de Beaumarchais, the French playwright who saved the American Revolution / Harlow Giles Unger - Hanover [N.H.] : University Press of New England, c2011. - 1 online resource (xiv, 236 p.) ; ill., map..
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 weremy 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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 9781611682168ISBN 1611682169ISBN 9781584659259ISBN 1584659254
DiplomatsDramatists, French -- Biography -- Biography -- France -- 18th century

Improbable patriot : the secret history of Monsieur de Beaumarchais, the French playwright who saved the American Revolution
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