The outrageous true story of the French plot to supply arms and ammunition to Washington's Continental Army, and the bold French spy, inventor, playwright, and rogue behind it all
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* List of Illustrations * Preface and Acknowledgments * 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 * Appendix: Works by Beaumarchais * Notes * Bibliography * Index
