Project Gutenberg 2011-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 75 Kite, Elizabeth Sarah 1864 1954 Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence, Vol. 1 Reading ease score: 61.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Roberta Staehlin, Henry Gardiner 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. 1" by Elizabeth Sarah Kite is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life of Pierre-August Caron de Beaumarchais, an influential Frenchman whose contributions were pivotal in supporting the American colonies during their quest for independence. This narrative highlights Beaumarchais's multifaceted character as a watchmaker, diplomat, and playwright, revealing how he adeptly navigated the intricacies of both personal and political realms. The opening of the work sets the stage by detailing Beaumarchais's early life, including his upbringing in a watchmaker's family in Paris and his initial struggles with his father. We learn of his budding talents, such as his ingenuity in watchmaking and his love for music, which eventually led him to enter the royal courts of France. The text illustrates the conflicts between his vibrant personality and the rigid societal expectations of his time, foreshadowing his later pivotal role in securing support for American independence. This introduction effectively establishes the foundation for Kite's exploration of Beaumarchais's extraordinary journey and the significant impact he had on both France and America's history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/37960/37960-h/images/cover.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37960/37960-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799 E201 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 594260 594367 2024-11-16T06:40:45.834786 2023-09-16T12:13:30.339188 text/html text/html 595242 2012-07-26T12:48:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 1089182 2012-07-26T13:41:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1123930 2024-11-16T06:40:53.801254 application/epub+zip 1130209 2024-11-16T06:40:47.274772 application/epub+zip 255819 2024-11-16T06:40:46.556775 application/epub+zip 1307061 2024-11-16T06:40:58.979240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1254932 2024-11-16T06:40:53.030749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373813 2022-09-17T10:58:19.294235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 541453 2024-11-16T06:40:44.556836 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 540604 2011-11-10T10:23:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 202736 2011-11-10T10:25:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 540601 2011-11-10T10:24:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 202644 2011-11-10T10:25:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21237 2024-11-16T06:40:59.135211 application/rdf+xml 11569 2024-11-16T06:40:46.642782 image/jpeg 1888 2024-11-16T06:40:46.599791 image/jpeg 1091031 2024-11-16T06:40:45.926781 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog