Privateer's Apprentice
Title | Privateer's Apprentice PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Verrico |
Publisher | Holiday House |
Pages | 211 |
Release | 2015-12-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1561459291 |
When Jameson is kidnapped and taken to sea, he must learn how to survive. Jameson Cooper always assumed he would grow up to be a printer like his father. But after the unexpected death of his parents, his fortunes change forever when he is wrongly accused of stealing bread and sentenced to indentured servitude. In a twist of fate, he is suddenly knocked out and kidnapped, and awakens on board the Destiny, captained by the fearsome Attack Jack, a privateer in the service of Queen Anne. Now Jameson must learn to be a sailor, using the skills he learned from his father to aid Attack Jack in mapping the New World so that they can claim new territories for England. But Jameson finds out that the captain and his first mate, Solitaire Peep, have a secret hidden deep in a cave on a mysterious island. England's future might hang in the balance...and so might Jameson's. With a sympathetic hero and a climactic resolution, this exciting historical fiction adventure from Susan Verrico will captivate readers and keep them on the edge of their seats.
Bold Privateers
Title | Bold Privateers PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Marsters |
Publisher | Formac Publishing Company |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2004-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0887806449 |
Bold Privateers is a collection of fascinating stories of the era's notorious privateers. It recalls the exploits of privateer captains, their fortunes and failures, reveals the importance of booty hunting during war.
A History of American Privateers
Title | A History of American Privateers PDF eBook |
Author | Edgar Stanton Maclay |
Publisher | |
Pages | 606 |
Release | 1900 |
Genre | Privateering |
ISBN |
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
Title | Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac PDF eBook |
Author | Anders Knudsen |
Publisher | Crabtree Publishing Company |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780778724292 |
Examines the life of French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac who founded Detroit and governed the territory of Louisiana.
Privateers of '76
Title | Privateers of '76 PDF eBook |
Author | Ralph Delahaye Paine |
Publisher | |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 1923 |
Genre | Privateering |
ISBN |
American Privateer
Title | American Privateer PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | iUniverse |
Pages | 116 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 0595317391 |
The Dragon's Apprentice
Title | The Dragon's Apprentice PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 404 |
Release | 2012-03-06 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1416958983 |
When John, Jack, and Charles return to the Archipelago of Dreams, they encounter an apparent splintering of Time itself and set off on a new quest in which success and failure each carry a high cost.