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Unlikely Allies: How A Merchant, A Playwright, And A Spy Saved The American Revolution
by Paul, Joel Richard
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1594488835
- ISBN 13
- 9781594488832
- Seller
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About This Item
New York, New York, U. S. A.: Riverhead Books, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition (Number Line With The On Present). Includes Bibliographical References, Index And Chapter Notes. The Book Is Bound Within Boards With Green Paper Over One Quarter Blueish Gray. Gilt Lettering On The Front And Spine. The Book Has A Rem. Mk. On The Lower Page Edges. Light Bumping To The Spine Tips. The Unclipped Jacket Has Minor Creasing At The Edge But No Chips Or Tears.
Synopsis
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'Éon 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.
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- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 043449
- Title
- Unlikely Allies: How A Merchant, A Playwright, And A Spy Saved The American Revolution
- Author
- Paul, Joel Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1594488835
- ISBN 13
- 9781594488832
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U. S. A.
- Date Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 405
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Secret Service; Deane, Silas, - 1737-1789; Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron De, - 1732-1799; Eon De Beaumont, Charles Genevie`ve Louis Auguste Andre? Timothe?e D', - 1728-1810; Arms Transfers -
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Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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