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 Project Gutenberg 2015-09-16 Public domain in the USA. 250 Pyle, Howard 1853 1911 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 Illustrated by the author. 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) "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.) Reading ease score: 88.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Pirates -- Juvenile fiction Sailing -- Juvenile fiction Kidnapping -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Escapes -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile fiction Courtship -- Juvenile fiction Redemptioners -- Juvenile fiction Teach, Edward, -1718 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 816154 2025-09-20T05:58:57.322214 text/html 803989 2024-10-24T18:01:54 text/html 1245569 2025-09-20T05:59:06.563175 application/epub+zip 1255094 2025-09-20T05:58:58.850234 application/epub+zip 357156 2025-09-20T05:58:58.095207 application/epub+zip 1488931 2025-09-20T05:59:12.750119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1409315 2025-09-20T05:59:05.615178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514417 2022-09-22T15:30:59.445298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 749144 2025-09-20T05:58:56.326197 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 729162 2024-10-24T18:01:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20373 2025-09-20T05:59:12.898111 application/rdf+xml 21349 2025-09-20T05:58:58.191209 image/jpeg 3311 2025-09-20T05:58:58.144204 image/jpeg 1192434 2025-09-20T05:58:57.423189 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia