LEADER 00000nim a22005415a 4500 003 MWT 005 20191125044339.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 130915s2010 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9781400194902 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1400194903 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ ttm_9781400194902_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT10755056 037 10755056|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 973.3/85|222 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Paul, Joel R. 245 10 Unlikely allies :|bhow a merchant, a playwright, and a spy saved the American Revolution|h[Hoopla electronic resource] /|cJoel Richard Paul. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bTantor Audio,|c2010. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (660 min.)) :|bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Arthur Morey. 520 Unlikely Allies is the story of three remarkable historical figures. Silas Deane was a Connecticut merchant and delegate to the Continental Congress as the American colonies struggled to break with England. Caron de Beaumarchais was a successful playwright who wrote The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro. And the flamboyant and mysterious Chevalier d'Eon-officer, diplomat, and sometime spy-was the talk of London and Paris. Is the Chevalier a man or a woman?When Deane is sent to France to convince the French government to support the revolutionary cause, he enlists the help of Beaumarchais. Together, they successfully smuggle weapons, ammunition, and supplies to New England just in time for the crucial Battle of Saratoga, which turned the tide of the American Revolution. And the catalyst for Louis XVI's support of the Americans against England was the Chevalier d'Eon, whose decision to declare herself a woman helped to lead to the Franco-American alliance. These three people spin a fascinating web of political intrigue and international politics that stretches across oceans as they ricochet from Versailles to Georgian London to the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. Each man has his own reasons for wanting to see America triumph over the British, and each contends daily with the certainty that no one is what they seem. The line between friends and enemies is blurred, spies lurk in every corner, and the only way to survive is to trust no one.An edge-of-your-seat story full of fascinating characters and lavish with period detail and sense of place, Unlikely Allies is Revolutionary history in all of its juicy, lurid glory. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 600 10 Deane, Silas,|d1737-1789. 600 10 Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de,|d1732-1799. 600 10 Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d',|d1728-1810. 650 0 Arms transfers|zUnited States|xHistory|y18th century. 650 0 Arms transfers|zFrance|xHistory|y18th century. 650 0 Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777. 651 0 United States|xHistory|yRevolution, 1775-1783|xSecret service. 651 0 United States|xHistory|yRevolution, 1775-1783 |xParticipation, French. 651 0 United States|xForeign relations|y1775-1783. 700 1 Morey, Arthur. 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 10755056?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ ttm_9781400194902_180.jpeg