Carr, Caleb
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.
Originally published: 1991. Biography.
Across the sea to fight for China --
A new race of warriors --
Perhaps you smile --
As if by magic --
Not as was hoped, dead --
Astonished at the courage --
His heart is hard to fathom --
Accustomed to the enemy's fire --
Poor old Ward.
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.
68437
0679761284 :
94045844
Ward, Frederick Townsend 1831-1862
Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 --China
History Personal narratives, American --China--1850-1864
951.034092 Car 15
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.
Originally published: 1991. Biography.
Across the sea to fight for China --
A new race of warriors --
Perhaps you smile --
As if by magic --
Not as was hoped, dead --
Astonished at the courage --
His heart is hard to fathom --
Accustomed to the enemy's fire --
Poor old Ward.
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.
68437
0679761284 :
94045844
Ward, Frederick Townsend 1831-1862
Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 --China
History Personal narratives, American --China--1850-1864
951.034092 Car 15