Genre: | Historical Fiction |
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Language: | English |
Paperback | |
ISBN13: | 9780060833176 |
ISBN10: | 0060833173 |
Dimensions: | 4.19 x 6.75 x 1.0 inches |
Weight: | 188 g |
Published: | February 28, 2006 |
Edition: | 12 |
A chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe -- London street urchin-turned-legendary swashbuckling adventurer -- risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox. . . and Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent a contentious continent through the newborn power of finance.