Flappers & Fiction

He was a restless Salem boy with the sea in his blood, arriving in Shanghai just as the fierce whirr of history was tearing the Chinese Empire apart. While Western powers watched the devastating Taiping Rebellion with cynical detachment, Frederick Townsend Ward saw something else entirely: the makings of a legendary force. Against impossible odds, he forged the “Ever-Victorious Army” from a motley crew of volunteers, turning the tide of a war that had claimed millions. Discover the American adventurer who didn’t just save a dynasty, but became a god in the process.