Carr, Caleb        <br/><br/>
The devil soldier :   the American soldier of fortune who became god in China /  Print 
Caleb Carr. 
 - 1st paperback ed. 
 - New York :  Random House,  c1992. 
 - 366 p. :  ill., maps, ports. ;  c21 cm.  Paperback book. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: 1991.  Biography. 
<br/><br/>Across the sea to fight for China --<br/>A new race of warriors --<br/>Perhaps you smile --<br/>As if by magic --<br/>Not as was hoped, dead --<br/>Astonished at the courage --<br/>His heart is hard to fathom --<br/>Accustomed to the enemy's fire --<br/>Poor old Ward.  
<br/><br/> This book tells the tale of American mercenary, Frederick Townsend Ward. A courageous leader who became the first American mandarin, Ward won crucial victories for the Emperor of China during the Taiping Rebellion, history's bloodiest civil war. 
<br/><br/> 68437 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0679761284 : 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>94045844 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Ward, Frederick Townsend 1831-1862 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 --China <br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>History   Personal narratives, American --China--1850-1864
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>951.034092 Car   15