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Black Ajax is a historical novel by George MacDonald Fraser based on the career of Tom Molineaux. The father of Harry Flashman appears as a major character although the book is not part of the official Flashman series.
Jan 1, 1997 · Black Ajax tells the fictional biography of one Tom Molineaux, a real life African-American bare-knuckle boxer and former slave, in the trademark style of MacDonald Fraser with zero censorship, more than a few coincidental happenings and a lot of craft and heart with it. It uses the Flashman technique of twisting fiction around facts for an ...
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Black Ajax. by. Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925-2008. Publication date. 1998. Topics. Molyneux, Tom, 1784-1818, Flashman, Harry Paget (Fictitious character), Blacks, Boxers (Sports) Publisher. New York : Carroll & Graf.
Jan 1, 1998 · In Black Ajax, George MacDonald Fraser tells the story of a black man from the United States who nearly became England's champion boxer during the early 19th century.
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Apr 21, 1999 · Black Ajax. Paperback – April 21, 1999. by George MacDonald Fraser (Author) 4.3 177 ratings. See all formats and editions. "Fraser's rousing historical novel tracks the rise and fall of the real-life boxer Tom Molineaux, a Virginia slave who fought his way to freedom and then to celebrity in England in the early 1800s."--New York Times Book ...
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Apr 21, 1999 · Bringing historical fact spiritedly to life, Fraser tells the rollicking tale of how “the Black Ajax” became as famous a figure in England as Napoleon — and just as much a threat to its establishment — before he passed into boxing legend and created a precedent for modern black prizefighters.
