Project Gutenberg 2012-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 179 Kite, Elizabeth Sarah 1864 1954 Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence, Vol. 2 Produced by Roberta Staehlin, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence, Vol. 2" by Elizabeth Sarah Kite is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the life and exploits of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, a key figure in the American Revolution, highlighting his role as a secret agent and diplomat who sought to aid the American colonies in their fight for independence from England. At the start of this second volume, the narrative delves into the extraordinary mission of Beaumarchais in the summer of 1775, which involves negotiating with the Chevalier d'Eon, a controversial figure whose gender identity sparked widespread intrigue. Their dealings are set against the backdrop of rising revolutionary fervor in America, as Beaumarchais begins to engage deeply with the causes of the revolution, simultaneously navigating complex political dynamics between France and England. The opening portion establishes Beaumarchais's unique position as both a supporter of the American cause and a cunning negotiator within the fraught intrigues of European diplomacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40340/40340-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799 E201 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 670951 2025-07-16T10:48:03.406011 text/html 643610 2024-10-23T09:52:58 text/html 1117551 2025-07-16T10:48:12.981986 application/epub+zip 1123506 2025-07-16T10:48:05.392087 application/epub+zip 265030 2025-07-16T10:48:04.355035 application/epub+zip 1323263 2025-07-16T10:48:18.261988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1275997 2025-07-16T10:48:11.900997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410246 2022-09-18T12:53:58.800850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563519 2025-07-16T10:48:02.030067 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 543544 2024-10-23T09:52:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17678 2025-07-16T10:48:18.410945 application/rdf+xml 11569 2025-07-16T10:48:04.536011 image/jpeg 1888 2025-07-16T10:48:04.447025 image/jpeg 1051325 2025-07-16T10:48:03.493032 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia