Josiah the Great: The True Story of The Man Who Would Be King
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Ben Macintyre. Josiah the Great: The True Story of The Man Who Would Be King
JOSIAH THE GREAT. The True Story of the Man Who Would Be King
BEN MACINTYRE
Copyright
Praise
Contents
Maps
Preface
Prologue
1 A COMPANY WALLAH
2 THE QUAKER KING-MAKER
3 MY SWORD IS MY PASSPORT
4 THE YOUNG ALEXANDER
5 THE DERVISH FROM CHESTER COUNTY
6 FROM PESHAWAR TO KABUL
7 KABUL, CONSPIRACY AND CHOLERA
8 THE ALCHEMIST
9 COURTIER OF LAHORE
10 THE MAHARAJAH’S AMBASSADOR
11 THE KING’S NEAREST FRIEND
12 THE PRINCE OF GHOR
13 PROMETHEUS FROM PENNSYLVANIA
14 A GRAND PROMENADE
15 CAMEL CONNOISSEUR AND GRAPE AGENT
16 HARLAN’S LAST STAND
EPILOGUE Kabul, September 2002
A Note on Sources and Style
Notes. EPIGRAPH
PREFACE
PROLOGUE
1 : A COMPANY WALLAH
2 : THE QUAKER KING-MAKER
3 : MY SWORD IS MY PASSPORT
4 : THE YOUNG ALEXANDER
5 : THE DERVISH FROM CHESTER COUNTY
6 : FROM PESHAWAR TO KABUL
7 : KABUL, CONSPIRACY AND CHOLERA
8 : THE ALCHEMIST
9 : COURTIER OF LAHORE
10 : THE MAHARAJAH’S AMBASSADOR
11 : THE KING’S NEAREST FRIEND
12 : THE PRINCE OF GHOR
13 : PROMETHEUS FROM PENNSYLVANIA
14 : A GRAND PROMENADE
15 : CAMEL CONNOISSEUR AND GRAPE AGENT
16 : HARLAN’S LAST STAND
EPILOGUE
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Index
P.S
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Acknowledgements
About the Author
Also by the Author
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‘Harlan is a fascinating figure, and Macintyre brings him magnificently back to life in a portrait that carries complete conviction. Josiah the Great is perhaps his most accomplished book: as compelling as it is humorous, thoughtful and well written … Ben Macintyre has succeeded in adding a completely new chapter to the tale, and one overlooked by all previous writers’
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