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Last Refuge of Scoundrels: A Revolutionary Novel (signed)
by Lussier, Paul
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Hardback/Very Good+ Dustjacket
- ISBN 10
- 0446523429
- ISBN 13
- 9780446523424
- Seller
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Kettering, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Warner Books Inc, 2001. a solid copy; Inscribed on title page by author: "The Revolution in Now Paul Lussier"; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE ------ ALL DUSTJACKETS ARE COVERED WITH NEW CLEAR MYLAR PROTECTOR -----. Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Hardback/Very Good+ Dustjacket. 6 x 9". Remainder Mark Bottom Edge.
Synopsis
The American Revolution has never been seen for what it really was: a circus of greed and self-aggrandizement as much as a war waged by colonial radicals. Last Refuge of Scoundrels focuses on the American Revolution as it was lived, breathed, experienced, and dreaded by historical characters who were actually there--from famous leaders such as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin to the ordinary folk whom history has neglected, yet who were vital in the winning of our country's freedom. The story centers on the star-crossed love affair between two patriots, John Lawrence (a key aide to Washington) and Deborah Simpson (an American spy who disguises herself as a soldier), and through their eyes the events of the revolutionary times unfold. Along the way, the reader gets an up-close and three-dimensional look at such American legends as John Hancock, Franklin, Sam Adams, Washington, and other key personalities of the time. Lussier's historical account of these figures present the reader with amost entertaining and revelatory look at what really happened when our country was born. These Founding Fathers are nothing like the staid portr
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Details
- Bookseller
- P. C. Schmidt, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54553A
- Title
- Last Refuge of Scoundrels: A Revolutionary Novel (signed)
- Author
- Lussier, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Hardback
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+ Dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0446523429
- ISBN 13
- 9780446523424
- Publisher
- Warner Books Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Signed, Fiction, American Revolution
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Revolution;
- Size
- 6 x 9"
Terms of Sale
P. C. Schmidt, Bookseller
All Major Credit Cards accepted, check, money order and Paypal; will bill libraries; All books guaranteed with 30 day return; All book dust jackets covered with Brodard protectors. Shipping: $3 postage for first book for book rate shipping, $1 each for all subsequent books: $4 priority mail for most books. Orders outside U.S. billed at cost. All Orders Shipped promptly.
About the Seller
P. C. Schmidt, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2003
Kettering, Ohio
About P. C. Schmidt, Bookseller
We are an Internet Bookseller and have been in business since 1996.
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