The Devil Soldier: The American Soldier of Fortune Who Became a God in China
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| Management number | 236850114 | Release Date | 2026/07/10 | List Price | US$4.48 | Model Number | 236850114 | ||
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“So 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.”—Los Angeles TimesWith 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“If ever a book of history were made for the movies, Caleb Carr's The Devil Soldier is it.”—Chicago Tribune“Good, thorough, scholarly but absorbing.”—Edward Rice, author of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton Read more
| ISBN10 | 0679761284 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0679761280 |
| Edition | Reissue |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Random House Publishing Group |
| Dimensions | 5.19 x 0.9 x 8 inches |
| Item Weight | 13.6 ounces |
| Print length | 398 pages |
| Publication date | April 11, 1995 |
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