The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes by Howard Pyle

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Author Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911
Title The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes
Being the narrative of the adventures of a young gentleman of good family, who was kidnapped in the year 1719 and carried to the plantations of the continent of Virginia, where he fell in with that famous pirate Captain Edward Teach, or Blackbeard; of his escape from the pirates and the rescue of a young lady from out their hands
Note Reading ease score: 88.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Note Illustrated by the author.
Credits E-text prepared by Giovanni Fini, David Edwards, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
Summary "The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes" by Howard Pyle is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book follows the adventures of Jack Ballister, a young gentleman who, after being kidnapped in the year 1719, finds himself taken to the Virginia plantations. His story intricately weaves through encounters with notorious figures like the infamous pirate Blackbeard, as Jack navigates the challenges of his newfound life and seeks escape from piracy and bondage. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to the socio-economic context of early colonial Virginia, highlighting the labor shortages faced by plantation owners and the dubious practices of merchants like Hezekiah Tipton, who buys and sells indentured servants. The opening portions feature Jack Ballister, who lives under his miserly uncle's care after the death of his father. As Jack struggles with feelings of isolation and yearns for adventure, the inciting incident occurs when he is unexpectedly kidnapped by Captain Butts and forced aboard a ship bound for the Americas, setting the stage for a thrilling voyage filled with peril and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Adventure stories
Subject Pirates -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Sailing -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Kidnapping -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Rescues -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Escapes -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Courtship -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Redemptioners -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Teach, Edward, -1718 -- Juvenile fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 49985
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jun 15, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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