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The Devil Soldier: The American Soldier of Fortune Who Became a God in China

The Devil Soldier: The American Soldier of Fortune Who Became a God in China
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â€œSo marvelously improbable, so rich in exotic detail, that if often reads more like a historical thriller than the serious work of history that it is.â€â€”Los Angeles Times

With the same flair for history and narrative that distinguished his bestseller, The Alienist, Caleb Carr tells the incredible story of Frederick Townsend Ward, the American mercenary who fought for the emperor of China in the Taiping rebellion, history's bloodiest civil war. The Devil Soldier is a thrilling, masterfully researched biography of the kind of adventurer the world no longer sees.

Praise for The Devil Soldier

â€œIf ever a book of history were made for the movies, Caleb Carr's The Devil SoldierÂ is it.â€â€”Chicago Tribune

â€œGood, thorough, scholarly but absorbing.â€â€”Edward Rice, author of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton
Country USA
Brand RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780679761280
Color Black
ReleaseDate 1995-04-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780679761280

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