King of the Vagabonds

By Neal Stephenson

Subjects: Criminals, History, Scientists, Counterfeiters, Fiction, Crimes against, Fiction, action & adventure, historical fiction, Succession, Kings and rulers, Fiction, historical, general

Description: 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 ---------- Also contained in [Quicksilver: Volume One of The Baroque Cycle](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL38495W/Quicksilver)