The Man Who Would Be King: The First American In Afghanistan - Brossura

MacIntyre, Ben

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ISBN 10: 0374529574 ISBN 13: 9780374529574

Casa editrice: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2005

Riassunto

The true story of a brazen American adventurer who briefly proclaimed himself Prince of Ghor and Lord of the Hazarahs in 1838 by planting an American flag on the Hindu Kush chronicles the life of the soldier, spy, naturalist, and doctor Joseph Harlan. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

Ben Macintyre is the author of several books, including The Englishman's Daughter (FSG, 2002). A senior writer and columnist for The Times of London, he was the newspaper's correspondent in New York, Paris, and Washington D.C. He now lives in London.

Product Description:

The riveting story that inspired Kipling's classic tale and a John Huston movie follows the saga of Josiah Harlan, a Pennsylvania Quaker and the first American ever to enter Afghanistan. Includes a revised Preface.

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• Editore: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0374529574
• ISBN 13: 9780374529574
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 351