The Man Who Would Be King
The First American in Afghanistan
by Ben Macintyre
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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. - Jacket flap.
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April 14, 2005, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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April 21, 2004, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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"Josiah Harlan's hunt for a crown began with a letter."
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