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Pretty much Jack Shaftoe’s storyline in Neal Stephenson’s Baroque Cycle
Wait, I know about that author and the Shaftoes from Cryptonomicon. You’re saying there’s more?!
This is the first I’m hearing of this author, but seems like it: wiki
Oh you’re in for a treat! The Baroque Cycle takes place much earlier, but has family ties to Cryptonomicon.
Sooo much more. The Baroque Cycle is like Cryptonomicon squared.