Edward Bancroft : scientist, author, spy /

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A man of as many names as motives, Edward Bancroft is a singular figure in the history of Revolutionary America. Born in Massachusetts in 1745, Bancroft moved to England as a young man in the 1760s and began building a respectable résumé as both a scientist and a man of letters. In recognition of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schaeper, Thomas J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Bancroft, Edward, > 1744-1821.
Bancroft, Edward, > 1744-1821
1775-1783
Spies > United States > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY.
Secret service
Spies
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Secret service.
United States
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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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