
The Devil Soldier: The American Soldier of Fortune Who Became a God in China
by Caleb Carr
A courageous leader who became the first American mandarin, Frederick Townsend Ward won crucial victories for the Emperor of China during the Taiping Rebellion, history's bloodiest civil war. Carr's skills as historian and storyteller come to the fore in this thrilling account of the kind of adventurer the world no longer sees. Photographs.
Product Details
Author: Caleb Carr
Language: English
Edition:
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House
Release Date: 1995-04-11
Pages: 400
ISBN: 0679761284
ISBN13: 9780679761280