Project Gutenberg 2008-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 461 Paine, Ralph Delahaye 1871 1925 Paine, Ralph D. (Ralph Delahaye) Schoonover, Frank E. 1877 1972 Schoonover, Frank Earle Blackbeard: Buccaneer Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Blackbeard: Buccaneer" by Ralph Delahaye Paine is a historical adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The book captures the thrilling escapades of young Jack Cockrell, a spirited lad swept away by the allure of piracy during the early 18th century when notorious pirates like Blackbeard roamed the seas. This tale intertwines Jack's coming-of-age journey with the legendary figures of pirate lore, particularly focusing on the notorious Captain Stede Bonnet and the infamous Blackbeard himself. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to Jack Cockrell, who witnesses Captain Stede Bonnet's return to Charles Town, South Carolina, igniting his fascination with piracy. The opening describes the bustling harbor scene, the raucous pirate crew, and Jack's impulsive act of courage when he intervenes to protect a woman from a pirate's advances. This pivotal moment leads to Jack earning Bonnet's admiration, setting the stage for his adventurous entanglements with the pirate life. As the plot unfolds, he forms a bond with Bonnet and crosses paths with Blackbeard, ultimately finding himself in perilous situations filled with danger and excitement on the high seas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Pirates -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels 474696 2025-06-10T12:48:56.736408 text/html 476488 2021-01-03T14:57:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 820114 2021-01-03T14:57:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 703013 2025-06-10T12:49:04.329836 application/epub+zip 708204 2025-06-10T12:48:57.987326 application/epub+zip 262506 2025-06-10T12:48:57.362367 application/epub+zip 852786 2025-06-10T12:49:09.203801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 807370 2025-06-10T12:49:03.576792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362875 2022-09-12T04:18:56.225757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430105 2025-06-10T12:48:55.858358 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 429968 2021-01-03T14:57:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 169792 2021-01-03T14:57:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 429959 2021-01-03T14:57:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169767 2021-01-03T14:57:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21869 2025-06-10T12:49:09.374774 application/rdf+xml 32577 2025-06-10T12:48:57.460356 image/jpeg 4199 2025-06-10T12:48:57.410350 image/jpeg 851119 2025-06-10T12:48:56.814384 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia