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

Author: Unger, Harlow G., 1931-
Published: Hanover [N.H.] : University Press of New England, [2011]
Copyright Date: ©2011
Physical Description: xiv, 236 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

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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.

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9781584659259 (cloth : alk. paper)
1584659254 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781611682168 (e-book)
1611682169 (e-book)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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