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Apr 11, 1995 · The Devil Soldier is a thrilling, masterfully researched biography of the kind of adventurer the world no longer sees. Praise for The Devil Soldier “If ever a book of history were made for the movies, Caleb Carr's The Devil Soldier is it.”
Jan 1, 2001 · Caleb Carr. 3.57. 650 ratings65 reviews. The American Soldier of Fortune Who Became a God in China... A courageous leader who became the first American mandarin, Frederick Townsend Ward won crucial victories for the Emperor of China during the Taiping Rebellion, history's bloodiest civil war. Carr's skills as historian and storyteller come to ...
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Aug 27, 1991 · Well-told and admonitory. Share your opinion of this book. From novelist-turned-historian Carr (Casing the Promised Land, 1979), a thorough but plodding biography of American soldier-of- fortune Frederick Townsend Ward. During the 1860's, Ward's brief but meteoric career in the service of the Chinese emperor gave him exceptional influence and ...
This interest led him to major in history at Kenyon College and NYU. Notable works by Caleb Carr are The Alienist, which was on the New York Times' bestseller list for 24 weeks; The Devil Soldier; and Angel of Darkness. In addition to writing fiction, Carr is a contributing editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History.
Frederick Townsend Ward. Frederick Townsend Ward ( Chinese: 華飛烈; November 29, 1831 – September 22, 1862) was an American sailor and mercenary known for his military service in Imperial China during the Taiping Rebellion .
Apr 11, 1995 · The Devil Soldier is a thrilling, masterfully researched biography of the kind of adventurer the world no longer sees. Praise for The Devil Soldier. “If ever a book of history were made for the movies, Caleb Carr's The Devil Soldier is it.” —Chicago Tribune. “Good, thorough, scholarly but absorbing.” —Edward Rice, author of Captain ...
