02113nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10497682 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110408s2011 nhu sb 001 0beng d 2011014242 9781584659259 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781611682168 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)763156445 e-fr--- n-us--- PQ1956 .U54 2011eb 842/.5 B 22 Unger, Harlow G., 1931- Improbable patriot [electronic resource] : the secret history of Monsieur de Beaumarchais, the French playwright who saved the American Revolution / Harlow Giles Unger. Hanover [N.H.] : University Press of New England, c2011. xiv, 236 p. Includes bibliographical references and index. We must help the Americans -- Gold by god! : the fuel of life! -- Last night poor, wealthy today! -- So you mistreat some poor devil-- till he trembles in disgrace! -- I'm the busiest, cleverest fellow I know -- Plotting and pocketing -- I wish to serve your country as if it were my own -- Figaro here, figaro there -- Bright people are so stupid -- What did you do to earn so many rewards? -- Tout finit par des chansons = Everything ends in song -- All of which proves that a son of a clod can be worth his weight in gold. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Dramatists, French 18th century Biography. Diplomats France Biography. France History 18th century. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Participation, French. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10497682 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 231873 231873