| Unlikely Allies: How a Merchant, a Playwright, and a Spy Saved the American Revolution Contributor(s): Paul, Joel Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594484872 ISBN-13: 9781594484872 Publisher: Riverhead Books OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 973.385 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.46" W x 8.14" (0.74 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |