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

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The merchant -- The playwright -- The spy -- Blackmail -- Figaro -- Ticonderoga -- The chevalier -- The chevalier's ghost -- The judge -- The Lord Mayor -- The foreign minister -- A secret liaison -- An improbable emissary -- The dinner party -- The Middle Temple conspiracy -- The bet -- The King must decide -- The British are watching -- The foreign minister winks -- The counterspy -- A tangled web -- The Declaration goes missing -- The French officers -- The saboteur -- Invisible ink -- Odd man out -- The Ohio Company -- Turtle's progress -- Madame d'Eon's Trousseau -- A little revenge -- Betrayed -- To oppose a torrent is madness -- Safety lies in silence -- The snuffbox -- The deceits of the human heart -- The cross.;Documents the machinations of three individuals in their efforts to win the American Revolution, tracing their applications of espionage to smuggle weapons and supplies while spinning a web of international political intrigue. The merchant -- The playwright -- The spy -- Blackmail -- Figaro -- Ticonderoga -- The chevalier -- The chevalier's ghost -- The judge -- The Lord Mayor -- The foreign minister -- A secret liaison -- An improbable emissary -- The dinner party -- The Middle Temple conspiracy -- The bet -- The King must decide -- The British are watching -- The foreign minister winks -- The counterspy -- A tangled web -- The Declaration goes missing -- The French officers -- The saboteur -- Invisible ink -- Odd man out -- The Ohio Company -- Turtle's progress -- Madame d'Eon's Trousseau -- A little revenge -- Betrayed -- To oppose a torrent is madness -- Safety lies in silence -- The snuffbox -- The deceits of the human heart -- The cross.