Edward Bancroft scientist, author, spy /
Schaeper, Thomas J.
Edward Bancroft scientist, author, spy / [electronic resource] : Thomas J. Schaeper. - New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2011. - xvi, 329 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780300171716 (electronic bk.)
Bancroft, Edward, 1744-1821.
Spies--United States--Biography.
United States--History--Secret service.--Revolution, 1775-1783
Electronic books.
E280.B36 / S33 2011
973.3/86092 B
Edward Bancroft scientist, author, spy / [electronic resource] : Thomas J. Schaeper. - New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2011. - xvi, 329 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780300171716 (electronic bk.)
Bancroft, Edward, 1744-1821.
Spies--United States--Biography.
United States--History--Secret service.--Revolution, 1775-1783
Electronic books.
E280.B36 / S33 2011
973.3/86092 B