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"It is 1744, and Nicholas Ballantyne, a young Scotsman dreaming of a life as laird of his ancestral estate finds himself quite unexpectedly on the Winchester, a ship bound for Hindustan, seeking to begin a new life as a 'writer' on the rolls of the British East India Company. On board, he meets the spirited and mercurial Robert Clive, determined - at whatever cost - to make a fortune in a land of opportunity. Over the years, their friendship sees many twists and turns as Clive's restless hunger for wealth and power takes him from being a clerk to a commander in the Company forces, masterminding plans to snuff out rival French interests in Hindustan, and eventually leading his men to victory at Plassey - the prelude to nearly two centuries of foreign rule in Hindustan."--Provided by publisher
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Fortune's Soldier, Alex Rutherford
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2021
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- Titolo
- Fortune's Soldier
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Alex Rutherford
- Editore
- Canelo
- Pubblicato
- 2021
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 400
- ISBN10
- 1800322836
- ISBN13
- 9781800322837
- Serie
- Valutazione
- 3,25 su 5
- Descrizione
- "It is 1744, and Nicholas Ballantyne, a young Scotsman dreaming of a life as laird of his ancestral estate finds himself quite unexpectedly on the Winchester, a ship bound for Hindustan, seeking to begin a new life as a 'writer' on the rolls of the British East India Company. On board, he meets the spirited and mercurial Robert Clive, determined - at whatever cost - to make a fortune in a land of opportunity. Over the years, their friendship sees many twists and turns as Clive's restless hunger for wealth and power takes him from being a clerk to a commander in the Company forces, masterminding plans to snuff out rival French interests in Hindustan, and eventually leading his men to victory at Plassey - the prelude to nearly two centuries of foreign rule in Hindustan."--Provided by publisher