{"product_id":"9781594484872","title":"Unlikely Allies: How a Merchant, a Playwright, and a Spy Saved the American Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook out for Joel Paul’s new book, \u003ci\u003eWithout Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilas Deane, a Connecticut merchant and member of the Continental Congress, went to France to persuade the king to support the colonists in their struggle with Britain. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a playwright who had access to the arms and ammunition that Deane needed. And the Chevalier d'Éon was a diplomat and sometime spy for the French king who ignited a crisis that persuaded the French to arm the Americans. This is the true story of how three remarkable people lied, cheated, stole, and cross-dressed across Europe to gain France's aid as the War of American Independence hung in the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036706947312,"sku":"9781594484872","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594484872_p0.jpg?v=1763814140","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594484872","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}