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Title: Young Captain Jack; Or, The Son of a Soldier

Note: Reading ease score: 86.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See: http: //www.archive.org/details/youngcaptainjack00algerich

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Summary: "Young Captain Jack; Or, The Son of a Soldier" by Horatio Alger, Jr. and completed by Arthur M. Winfield is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Jack Ruthven, a boy adopted by the Ruthven family and raised in a plantation in South Carolina during the Civil War. As Jack grows up, he grapples with the mysteries of his past and the implications of not being a true Ruthven, while also confronting the challenges posed by war and familial relations. The opening of the story introduces Jack as he encounters a hostile Confederate surgeon on a bridge, signaling the tension of the times. Jack's life is further complicated by the arrival of his cousin St. John, who decries Jack's status as a "nobody" and stirs up insecurities about Jack's origins. As Jack learns more about his mysterious background and the truth of his adoption, he is determined to uncover who he really is, all while remaining loyal to his foster family, especially his beloved sister, Marion. The narrative sets the stage for Jack's journey of self-discovery, the impact of the civil conflict, and the trials of youth amidst familial complexities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899

Author: Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930

EBook No.: 20432

Published: Jan 23, 2007

Downloads: 156

Language: English

Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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Title: Young Captain Jack; Or, The Son of a Soldier

Note: Reading ease score: 86.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See: http: //www.archive.org/details/youngcaptainjack00algerich

Credits: E-text prepared by David Edwards and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net/c/) from page images and other digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http: //www.archive.org/details/americana)

Summary: "Young Captain Jack; Or, The Son of a Soldier" by Horatio Alger, Jr. and completed by Arthur M. Winfield is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Jack Ruthven, a boy adopted by the Ruthven family and raised in a plantation in South Carolina during the Civil War. As Jack grows up, he grapples with the mysteries of his past and the implications of not being a true Ruthven, while also confronting the challenges posed by war and familial relations. The opening of the story introduces Jack as he encounters a hostile Confederate surgeon on a bridge, signaling the tension of the times. Jack's life is further complicated by the arrival of his cousin St. John, who decries Jack's status as a "nobody" and stirs up insecurities about Jack's origins. As Jack learns more about his mysterious background and the truth of his adoption, he is determined to uncover who he really is, all while remaining loyal to his foster family, especially his beloved sister, Marion. The narrative sets the stage for Jack's journey of self-discovery, the impact of the civil conflict, and the trials of youth amidst familial complexities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899

Author: Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930

EBook No.: 20432

Published: Jan 23, 2007

Downloads: 156

Language: English

Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.