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Josiah the Great : the true story of the man who would be king by Macintyre, Ben is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Josiah the Great : the true story of the man who would be king about?
"In the winter of 1838, an adventurer, surrounded by native troops and mounted on an elephant, raised the American flag on the summit of the Hindu Kush in the mountainous wilds of Afghanistan. He declared himself Prince of Ghor, Paramount Chief of the Hazarajat, and the spiritual and military heir to Alexander the Great. His name was Josiah Harlan. A Pennsylvania Quaker, Harlan was the first American ever to enter Afghanistan. The Man Who Would Be King is the extraordinary true story of the man who inspired Kipling's classic tale."
Who reads Josiah the Great : the true story of the man who would be king?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Macintyre, Ben
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Limited; HarperCollins Publishers
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780007428199
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Memoir, Fiction, Adventure
- Rating
- 3.84 / 5 (12 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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