Unlikely Allies : How a Merchant, a Playwright, and a Spy Saved the American Revolution

by Paul, Joel Richard

• ISBN13: 9781594484872
• ISBN10: 1594484872
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781101151037
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-02
• Publisher: Riverhead Trade
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Summary

"Unlikely Allies" is the story of three remarkable historical figures--Silas Deane, Caron de Beaumarchais, and Chevalier d'Eon--who successfully used espionage, betrayal, and sexual deception to help win the American Revolution.

Author Biography

Joel Richard Paul is a professor at the University of California Hastings College of the Law, where he teaches international and constitutional law. He has taught at the University of Connecticut School of Law, Yale Law School, the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, and American University.