{"product_id":"swordswoman-the-queen-of-jhansi-in-the-indian-uprising-of-1857-9781782693031","title":"Swordswoman!: The Queen of Jhansi in the Indian Uprising of 1857","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe true story of the fearsome Rani of Jhansi, the Indian Queen who took on the East India Trading Company in the Indian Uprising of 1857\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eQueen Lakshmibai of Jhansi was an unconventional queen. She could read and write; she rode a horse and wielded a sword; she trained other women to ride and fight alongside her. When the East India Trading Company, who ruled India in the 19th century, demanded that she hand over control of Jhansi, she refused.\u003cbr\u003eAnd when an uprising began to stir in 1857, and the British laid siege to her fortress, the warrior queen tied her infant son to her back, mounted her favourite horse, and escaped to raise an army.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of a woman who defied all conventions to become an icon of resistance in colonial-era India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782693031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Devika Rangachari","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44792522670261,"sku":"9781782693031","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_065ed2fb-0e5a-4a06-9e0d-176280cb60a9.jpg?v=1731426476","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/swordswoman-the-queen-of-jhansi-in-the-indian-uprising-of-1857-9781782693031","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}