Edward Bancroft : scientist, author, spy / Thomas J. Schaeper.

  • Schaeper, Thomas J.
Date:
[2011], ©2011
  • Books

About this work

Description

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.

Publication/Creation

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2011], ©2011.

Physical description

xvi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Early life -- On the rise in London -- Initiation in covert activity -- First steps -- Our man in Paris -- The Franco-American alliance -- Gauging Bancroft's role -- In for the long haul, 1778-1783 -- Arthur Lee : spy catcher? Benjamin Franklin : traitor? Edward Bancroft : murderer? -- In America, 1783-1784 -- Return to normalcy.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    BZP (Bancroft)
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780300118421
  • 0300118422