Fortune's soldier
Rutherford, Alex (Joint pseudonym)2021
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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.
Main title:
Fortune's soldier / Alex Rutherford.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Canelo Adventure, 2021.
Collation:
xiii, 387 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9781800322837 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92T
LC class:
PR6118.U92
Local class:
FT PbkAFAF
Language:
English
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BRN:
2816854