{"product_id":"rival-caesars-a-romance-of-ambition-love-and-war-9781943687213","title":"Rival Caesars: A Romance of Ambition, Love, and War","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs it possible that the famous duel between Hamilton and Burr was part of a judgment against the two by a secret society they formed decades prior to create an American shadow government? This story, telling of the lives of two great rivals, lies somewhere between a Robert E. Howard pastiche and a Yankee version of Thomas Dixon Jr. Rival Caesars is a fantasy Revolutionary War tale by the man who penned the infamous philippic titled \u003cem\u003eMight is Right\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Desmond, who wrote as Ragnar Redbeard, here uses the \u003cem\u003enom de guerre\u003c\/em\u003e Desmond Dilg. \u003cem\u003eMight is Right\u003c\/em\u003e ends thus: \"P.S. Book II will be issued when circumstances demand it.\" The 1903 novel \u003cem\u003eRival Caesars\u003c\/em\u003e is that book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreceding his time as one of the earliest proponents of an American Nietzscheanism, Desmond was an Antipodean radical, fighting in the streets alongside anarcho-communists and trade unionists. He stood for election as a labor candidate and promoted Georgism to both Māori and Europeans in New Zealand and Australia. Fleeing the law, he settled in America among the Chicago bohemian scene, and his radicalism turned from collective \u003cem\u003erights\u003c\/em\u003e to individualist \u003cem\u003emight\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile \u003cem\u003eMight is Right\u003c\/em\u003e was intended as an awakening call for \"mighty men of valor,\" \u003cem\u003eRival Caesars\u003c\/em\u003e is the plan of action, plotted out under the guise of a historical romance. This novel is nothing short of a rallying cry to an American Caesar to claim their share of pelf, prominence, and prestige in the vein of Napoleon or Cecil Rhodes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncredibly rare for nearly a century, here, finally, is an accessible and beautifully designed paperback edition, with an authoritative introductory essay by Darrell W. Conder. While it will never be as infamous as its predecessor, \u003cem\u003eRival Caesars\u003c\/em\u003e is the ultimate book by the man known as Ragnar Redbeard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4141865\"\u003eRagnar Redbeard\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14044654\"\u003eDesmond Dilg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Underworld Amusements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943687213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1943687218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC040000\"\u003eAlternative History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014070\"\u003eHistorical | Colonial America \u0026amp; Revolution\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC009030\"\u003eFantasy | Historical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Underworld Amusements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687684313325,"sku":"9781943687213","price":26.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_46746750-696d-4ddc-98f6-27102099277b.jpg?v=1649783145","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/rival-caesars-a-romance-of-ambition-love-and-war-9781943687213","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}