Library Record
Metadata
Title |
Edward Bancroft : scientist, author, spy |
Call# |
BIOG. (Bancroft, E.) |
Author |
Schaeper, Thomas J. |
Object Name |
Book |
Object ID |
47055 |
Publisher |
Yale University Press, |
Published Date |
c2011. |
Published Place |
New Haven : |
Summary |
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. |
Subjects |
Spies United States History - Revolution, 1775-1783 |
People |
Bancroft, Edward, 1744-1821 Wentworth, John, 1737-1820 Wentworth, Paul, d. 1793 Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792 Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 |
Physical Description |
p. cm. |