Silas Deane

Author : Milton C. Van Vlack
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476601089
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Silas Deane, Revolutionary War Diplomat and Politician written by Milton C. Van Vlack and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-04-26 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silas Deane was the victim of one of the most vicious character assassination conspiracies ever carried out in the Revolutionary War era. Even after almost two and a half centuries, he remains in the eyes of many modern historians, "worse than Arnold," his boyhood friend. This is very wrong. Because Deane was such a capable individual in his endeavors very early in the war, he became the political target of envious others with quite different abilities and philosophies. Even so, his political strength kept growing and in 1776 Congress appointed him America's first secret agent to secure military supplies from France for Washington's army. This biography is written on the man himself and on the malicious and largely successful lies and intrigues by his rivals. The work does not downplay the contributions of his contemporaries, especially those of his close friend throughout, Benjamin Franklin, but shows exactly where specific credit should be placed. A lot of credit for the new nation's success belongs to him.

Author : Joel Richard Paul
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1594484872
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unlikely Allies written by Joel Richard Paul and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Without Precedent and Indivisible, the gripping true story of how three men used espionage, betrayal, and sexual deception to help win the American Revolution. 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'Éon⁠—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'Éon, 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.

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Publisher : UC Biblioteca Geral 1
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
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Download or read book Silas Deane and Lord Sheffield's. “Observations on American Commerce written by and published by UC Biblioteca Geral 1. This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Seventy-six Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Papers in relation to the case of Silas Deane written by Seventy-six Society (Philadelphia, Pa.) and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward Duncan Ingraham
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Papers in Relation to the Case of Silas Deane written by Edward Duncan Ingraham and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Silas Deane
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
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Download or read book Paris Papers; Or Mr. Silas Deane's Late Intercepted Letters, to His Brothers, and Other Intimate Friends, in America written by Silas Deane and published by . This book was released on 1782 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas J. Schaeper
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300118422
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Edward Bancroft written by Thomas J. Schaeper and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the life of the American scientist and man of letters who led a secret life in Great Britain as British agent working against both the American colonies and the French during the Revolutionary War.

Author : Milton C. Van Vlack
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786472529
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Silas Deane, Revolutionary War Diplomat and Politician written by Milton C. Van Vlack and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silas Deane was the victim of one of the most vicious character assassination conspiracies ever carried out in the Revolutionary War era. Even after almost two and a half centuries, he remains in the eyes of many modern historians, "worse than Arnold," his boyhood friend. This is very wrong. Because Deane was such a capable individual in his endeavors very early in the war, he became the political target of envious others with quite different abilities and philosophies. Even so, his political strength kept growing and in 1776 Congress appointed him America's first secret agent to secure military supplies from France for Washington's army. This biography is written on the man himself and on the malicious and largely successful lies and intrigues by his rivals. The work does not downplay the contributions of his contemporaries, especially those of his close friend throughout, Benjamin Franklin, but shows exactly where specific credit should be placed. A lot of credit for the new nation's success belongs to him.

Author : Silas DEANE
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Address to the Free and Independent Citizens of the United States of North-America. A refutation by S. Deane of charges made against him of misusing public money written by Silas DEANE and published by . This book was released on 1784 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Silas Deane
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 526 pages
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Download or read book The Deane Papers ... 1774-[1790 written by Silas Deane and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: