Unlikely Allies: How a Merchant, a Playwright, and a Spy Saved the American Revolution

by Paul, Joel Richard
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Look out for Joel Paul's new book, Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times

Silas Deane, a Connecticut merchant and member of the Continental Congress, went to France to persuade the king to support the colonists in their struggle with Britain. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a playwright who had access to the arms and ammunition that Deane needed. And the Chevalier d' on was a diplomat and sometime spy for the French king who ignited a crisis that persuaded the French to arm the Americans. This is the true story of how three remarkable people lied, cheated, stole, and cross-dressed across Europe to gain France's aid as the War of American Independence hung in the balance.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Paul, Joel Richard
  • ISBN: 9781594484872
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.14 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 416
  • Publication Year: 2010

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