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

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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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‘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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