01699nam a2200349 a 4500 ebr10456385 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 100910s2011 ctua sb 001 0beng d 2010037928 9780300118421 (clothbound : alk. paper) 9780300171716 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)709605936 n-us--- E280.B36 S33 2011eb 973.3/86092 B 22 Schaeper, Thomas J. Edward Bancroft [electronic resource] : scientist, author, spy / Thomas J. Schaeper. New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2011. xvi, 329 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. Early life -- On the rise in London -- Initiation in covert activity -- First steps -- Our man in Paris -- The Franco-American alliance -- Gauging Bancroft's role -- In for the long haul, 1778-1783 -- Arthur Lee : spy catcher? Benjamin Franklin : traitor? Edward Bancroft : murderer? -- In America, 1783-1784 -- Return to normalcy. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Bancroft, Edward, 1744-1821. Spies United States Biography. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Secret service. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10456385 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 123295 123295