Swords from the DesertCountless authors have swept us into the exotic east, but few based their tales there. In a time when westerners still spoke publicly about "the white man's burden," Harold Lamb was crafting action-packed stories featuring Arabs, Mongols, and Hindus as heroic, sympathetic, and believable characters: men of honor and integrity ready to lay down their lives for their countries and their comrades. |
Contents
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The Shield | 17 |
The Guest of Karadak | 69 |
The Road to Kandahar | 122 |
The Light of the Palace | 209 |
The Way of the Girl | 266 |
The Eighth Wife | 276 |
Appendix | 287 |
About the Author | 307 |
Source Acknowledgments | 309 |
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