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100	1		_aPyle, Howard, _d1853-1911
245	1	4	_aThe Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes : _bBeing 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
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2015
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aIllustrated by the author.
500			_aRelease date is 2015-09-16
508			_aE-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)
520			_a"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.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aAdventure stories
653			_aPirates -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aSailing -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aKidnapping -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aVoyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aSeafaring life -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aRescues -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aEscapes -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aYouth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aVirginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aCourtship -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aRedemptioners -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aTeach, Edward, -1718 -- Juvenile fiction
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49985
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