description: When Captain Buck Flashman sees the black boxer catch a fly in mid-flight, he realizes that he is in the presence of speed such as the prize ring has never previously seen. Tom Molineaux may be crude and untutored, but "Mad Buck" who, like his son Harry Flashman, has an unerring eye for the main chance, sees this ex-slave from America as a champion in the making. Under his patronage, the "Black Ajax" is shaped into the wonder of the Fancy and the toast of the town, hailed by the Prince of Wales, dressed by Beau Brummell, and pursued by the ladies. As a natural celebrity, simple Tom Molineaux is carries on a popular tide towards his great dream: to fight the invincible, undefeated Champion of England, the great Tom Cribb.
language: English
title: Black Ajax
titlecomplete: Black Ajax
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 530
series: Flashman Papers
publisher: Isis