{"product_id":"black-ajax-by-george-macdonald-fraser","title":"Black Ajax by George MacDonald Fraser","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Captain Buckley \"Mad Buck\" Flashman, father of the notorious Harry, sees a black American boxer catch a fly in mid-flight, he realizes this could be the prize rings best fighter ever, not to mention a great investment. In this magnificent re-creation of Regency England, George MacDonald Fraser is at his storytelling best for the powerful, rollicking, and moving tale of Tom Molineaux, a freed slave from New Orleans who challenged Britain's undefeated Tom Cribb. How the \"Black Ajax\" became as famous a figure in England as Napoleon -- and just as much a threat to its establishment -- passed into boxing legend and created a precedent of modern black prize-fighters.Bringing historical fact spiritedly to life, Black Ajax shows Fraser is, in the words of Kingsley Amis, \"a first-rate historical novelist\" in whichever era he sets his exuberantly entertainingly stories.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43171125461066,"sku":"6088ah","price":13.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/9780786705535.jpg?v=1766215928","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/black-ajax-by-george-macdonald-fraser","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}