{"product_id":"improbable-patriot-by-harlow-giles-unger-9781684583164","title":"Improbable Patriot","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe compelling story of a little-known figure in the American Revolution, now available in paperback for the first time, with a new foreword by Iris de Rode.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1776, the playwright and inventor Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732–99) conceived an audacious plan to send aid to the American rebels. What's more, he convinced King Louis XVI to bankroll the project and single-handedly carried it out. By war's end, he had supplied Washington's army with most of its weapons and powder, though he was never paid or acknowledged by the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo some, he was a dashing hero, a towering intellect who saved the American Revolution. To others, he was a pure rogue, a double-dealing adventurer who stopped at nothing to advance his fame and fortune. In fact, he was both, and more: an advisor to kings, an arms dealer, and an author of some of the most enduring works of the stage, including \u003cem\u003eThe Marriage of Figaro\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Barber of Seville\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow in paperback, \u003cem\u003eImprobable Patriot\u003c\/em\u003e introduces readers to an unrecognized power player in the Revolutionary War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47562848338156,"sku":"9781684583164","price":76.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781684583164-improbable-patriot.jpg?v=1776988090","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/improbable-patriot-by-harlow-giles-unger-9781684583164","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}