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Soldier and Traveller: Memoirs of Alexander Gardner, Coronel of Artillery in the Service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh by Gardner, Alexander: Pearse, Hugh - 1898
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Soldier and Traveller: Memoirs of Alexander Gardner, Coronel of Artillery in the Service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1898. First Edition. Good. Colorful and controversial memoir of American traveler and mercenary, Alexander Gardner, who served in a range of military positions in 19th century Afghanistan and Punjab. (Gardner would serve as the inspiration for one of the characters in George MacDonald Fraser's novel Flashman and the Mountain of Light.) Scarce. Octavo (23 x 16 cm). Red cloth. From private collection of historian Frederick A. Hagar. Binding shows rubbing. Corners are bumped; hinges cracked. Two plates (portraits), including frontispiece. Both maps present.
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- Publisher William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication Edinburgh and London
- Date Published 1898
- Keywords Afghanistan, British Raj, Central Asia
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Soldier and Traveller: Memoirs of Alexander Gardner Colonel of Artillery in the Service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
by Alexander Gardner, Editor: Hugh Pearse
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Soldier and Traveller: Memoirs of Alexander Gardner Colonel of Artillery in the Service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
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SOLDIER AND TRAVELLER Memoirs Of Alexander Gardner Colonel Of Artillery In The Service Of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
by Alexander Gardner; Major Hugh Pearse (ed)
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Edinburgh: William Blackwwod And Sons, 1898. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Extraordinary and colourful military life of Gardner, American-born traveller, soldier, and mercenary active in Afghanistan, the Punjab and elsewhere in various military positions. Hard to find. All in general good internal order. Light toning to stock and occasional foxing, but otherwise clean and bright. Both maps and the two plates (inc. frontispiece) present. Bookplate to front pastedown. Red cloth rather marked to front, less so to rear, with a little wear to edges. Black titling to front and bright gilt to spine. 8vo. 360pp + 32pp publisher's catalogue.
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Soldier and Traveller. Memoirs of Alexander Gardner,: Colonel of Artillery in the Service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. With an Introduction by The Right Hon. Sir Richard Temple.
by GARDNER, Alexander; PEARSE, Hugh (ed.)
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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons,, 1898. Experiences of a freelance in the Peshawar Valley First edition of this extremely uncommon and highly sought-after memoir of the experiences of a freelance in the Peshawar Valley. "An adventurer and soldier of fortune, Gardner (1785-1877) travelled through much of Central Asia and Afghanistan before joining the service of Ranjit Singh in 1832. Carefully edited by Major Pearse, Gardner's memoirs tell in a rough-hewn fashion of his experiences as the commander of Sikh artillery in the 1835 conflict with Afghanistan over control of the Peshawar Valley. Similarly, Gardner gives an accounting of the bloody internal struggle for control of the Sikh State following the death of Ranjit Singh. With the imposition of British dominion over the Sikhs at the conclusion of the First Sikh War of 1846, Gardner's memoirs recede into the record of his retirement years spent in the Vale of Kashmir" (Riddick). Chopra, with specific reference to this work,…
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