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Improbable Patriot: The Secret History of Monsieur de Beaumarchais, the French Playwright Who Saved the American Revolution

Contributor(s): Unger, Harlow Giles (Author)

ISBN: 9781584659259

Publisher: University Press of New England

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Pub Date: September 13, 2011

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2011014242

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Maps

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.93" H x 9.13" L x 6.36" W ( 1.16 lbs) 260 pages

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Description: 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

Review Quotes: "With wit and insight, Harlow Unger explores the question of whether Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a rogue or a hero by demonstrating he was more than a little of both."--Thomas Fleming

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