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In the spirit of Flashman and in the inimitable George MacDonald Fraser style comes a rousing story of prize fighting in the 19th century. Reissued in a stunning new package, Black Ajax will attract a new generation of fans. When Captain Buck Flashman sees the black boxer catch a fly in mid-flight he realizes that he is in the presence of speed such as the prize ring has never seen. Tom Molineaux may be crude and untutored, but if 'Mad Buck' knows anything (and like his notorious son, the archcad Harry Flashman, he has an unerring eye for the main chance), this ex-slave from America is a…
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8 editions- Ebook · English · 2009HarperCollins · 9780007325641
- Audiobook · English · 1998ISIS Audio Books · 9780753103449
- Other · English · 2001ISIS Large Print Books · 9780753112403
- Other · English · 1999Carroll & Graf · 248 pages · 9780786706181
- Other · English · 1998Ulverscroft Large Print Books · 384 pages · 9780708990056
- Other · English · 1998HarperCollins Publishers Limited · 256 pages · 9780006499817
Fiction, historical, generalEngland, fictionFiction, sportsBlacks, fictionFictionBlacksBoxers (Sports)Historical Fiction