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

Improbable Patriot

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
Author	Harlow Giles Unger
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781611682168
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	University Press of New England
Manufacturer	University Press of New England
NumberOfPages	260
PublicationDate	2011-10-01
Publisher	University Press of New England
ReleaseDate	2011-10-01
Studio	University Press of New England

Improbable Patriot