The Man Who Would Be King
Subtitle: The First American in Afghanistan
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: April 21, 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780374201784
First sentence: Josiah Harlan's hunt for a crown began with a letter.
Table of contents: title: Map of Afghanistan and the North-West frontier; title: Map of Harlan's campaign, 1838-1839; title: Prologue; title: A company Wallah; title: The Quaker king-maker; title: My sword is my passport; title: The young Alexander; title: The Dervish from Chester County; title: From Peshawar to Kabul; title: Kabul, conspiracy, and cholera; title: The alchemist; title: Courtier of Lahore; title: The Maharaja's ambassador; title: The King's nearest friend; title: The Prince of Ghor; title: Prometheus from Pennsylvania; title: A grand promenade; title: Camel connoisseur and grape agent; title: Harlan's last stand; title: Epilogue