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The Man Who Would Be King : The First American in Afghanistan
The Man Who Would Be King The First American in Afghanistan
Author: Ben Macintyre
The riveting story that inspired Kipling's classic tale and a John Huston movie — The true story of Josiah Harlan, a Pennsylvania Quaker and the first American ever to enter Afghanistan, has never been told before. Soldier, spy, doctor, naturalist, traveler and writer, Josiah Harlan wanted to be a king, with all the imperialist hubris of h...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780374529574
ISBN-10: 0374529574
Publication Date: 5/4/2005
Pages: 368
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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