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100 1 $aMorton, Brian N.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83185755
245 10 $aBeaumarchais and the American Revolution /$cBrian N. Morton, Donald C. Spinelli.
260 $aLanham, Md. :$bLexington Books,$c[2003], ©2003.
300 $ax, 361 pages :$bmaps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [337]-348) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tBeginnings -- $g2.$tBeaumarchais and Vergennes -- $g3.$tRoderigue Hortalez and Co -- $g4.$tSilas Deane Is Sent to Europe -- $g5.$tShips to America -- $g6.$tBenjamin Franklin -- $g7.$tFrance and Spain -- $g8.$tTheveneau de Francy, Beaumarchais's Agent in America -- $g9.$tThe Fier Roderigue: I -- $g10.$t1778: French Recognition -- $g11.$tFrancy Disillusioned -- $g12.$tDeane vs. Congress -- $g13.$tDeane Dismissed -- $g14.$tThe Fier Roderigue: II -- $g15.$tFrancy and Deane Return to France -- $g16.$tDeane's Desperation -- $g17.$tObservations on the Justifying Memorial ... -- $g18.$tPeace -- $g19.$tGift or Loan? -- $g20.$tFrench Government Support of Beaumarchais -- $g21.$tPayment - of Sorts -- $g22.$tConclusion.
520 1 $a"Described by the magazine American Heritage as the "Most Underrated French Hero of the American Revolution," Caron de Beaumarchais - the French watchmaker who rose to fame and fortune as a dramatist, polemist, and Enlightenment free-thinker - became the most famous arms dealer of the American Revolutionary War.
520 8 $aBased on archival research in Europe and the United States, this authoritative study tells the fascinating story of Beaumarchais's role in the American War of Independence as an owner and outfitter of ships and as an arms merchant. It chronicles his dealings with Louis XVI, Vergennes, Benjamin Franklin, and the American Continental Congress and recounts his family's struggle to receive payment for the weapons and materials sent to the American colonists.
520 8 $aMorton and Spinelli's work is a rich, detailed history of the American Revolution and one of the eighteenth century's most engaging characters."--BOOK JACKET.
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651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xParticipation, French.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100066
650 0 $aArms transfers$zUnited States$xHistory$y18th century.
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700 1 $aSpinelli, Donald C.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79110933
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