À propos de ce livre
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. --back cover
- historical fiction
- Kings and rulers
- Criminals
- Scientists
- Crimes against
- Fiction
- Counterfeiters
- Succession
