Improbable Patriot: The Secret History of Monsieur de

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

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was an eighteenth-century French inventor, famed playwright, and upstart near-aristocrat in the court of King Louis XVI. In 1776, he conceived an audacious plan to send aid to the American rebels. Whatâ€™s more, he convinced the king to bankroll the project, and singlehandedly carried it out. By warâ€™s end, he had supplied Washingtonâ€™s army with most of its weapons and powder, though he was never paid or acknowledged by the United States.

To some, he was a dashing heroâ€”a towering intellect who saved the American Revolution. To others, he was pure rogueâ€”a double-dealing adventurer who stopped at nothing to advance his fame and fortune. In fact, he was both, and more: an advisor to kings, an arms dealer, and author of some of the most enduring works of the stage, including The Marriage of Figaro and The Barber of Seville.
Country USA
Brand University Press of New England
Manufacturer University Press of New England
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2011-09-13
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781584659259

Country	USA
Brand	University Press of New England
Manufacturer	University Press of New England
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2011-09-13
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781584659259

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