Jack Fortune

Author : Sue Purkiss
Publisher : Alma Books
ISBN 13 : 9781846884283
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jack Fortune written by Sue Purkiss and published by Alma Books. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An orphan child full of mischief, Jack lives with his crotchety widow aunt in eighteenth-century England. His naughtiness knows no limits, and when one day he goes a step too far, Aunt Constance decides that she's had enough: from now on, his bachelor uncle can take care of him. Uncle Edmund is in no way prepared for a boy with boundless energy and an impish streak – and anyway, he's off to the Himalayas to search for rare plants! But Aunt Constance is absolutely determined, and Jack's uncle has no choice – he will have to take the boy with him. What follows is a terrific adventure that will see Jack and his uncle – the most unlikely of all expedition teams – sail to India, cross the jungle and reach their mountainous destination, before returning to London to present their findings to the Royal Society. Along the way, Jack will finally come to terms with the great loss that has blighted his childhood years and discover, quite unexpectedly, that he and his late father have much in common.

Author : Matt James
Publisher : Jack Reilly Adventures
ISBN 13 : 9781922323866
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Forgotten Fortune: The Jack Reilly Adventures written by Matt James and published by Jack Reilly Adventures. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unverified reports tell of a hidden treasure trove deep beneath the Owl Mountains in Poland. Many have tried, but all have failed to locate the legendary Nazi gold train.Jack Reilly mourns the loss of his grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, and an esteemed historian. In memory of her, the retired Delta operator tours the place of her imprisonment, the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, site of the infamous Nazi concentration camp.Suddenly, the crowded complex is taken over by a well-armed force. They're led by a woman on a personal quest. The mercenary commander yearns to uncover the lucrative haul with the help of a journal that once belonged to Heinrich Himmler, leader of Adolf Hitler's ruthless paramilitary organization, the Schutzstaffel. She shanghaies Jack into service after she learns of his past.With innocent lives on the line, Jack agrees to help. If he fails, people die. But if he succeeds, and he unwillingly helps resurrect the Nazi party, even more people will die. Never in his life has Jack been stuck between a bigger rock and a harder place.THE FORGOTTEN FORTUNE is the first book in international bestselling author Matt James' action-packed archaeological thriller series, The Jack Reilly Adventures.

Author : Donald Davis
Publisher : August House Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jack Always Seeks His Fortune written by Donald Davis and published by August House Publishers. This book was released on 1992 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While growing up in the mountains of western North Carolina, Davis heard stories that most American children never heard--stories that came to America through Scotch-Irish immigrants about Jack, a universal figure who is found in nearly every culture by various names. Davis was a featured storyteller at SEBA last year and at ALA this summer.

Author : Robert Dodge
Publisher : WildBlue Press
ISBN 13 : 195728868X
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fields of Fortune written by Robert Dodge and published by WildBlue Press. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping history of one Norwegian immigrant family’s experience in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to World War II. In the spring of 1853, a family of eight drove their wagon to the wharf in Bergen, Norway. They unloaded their belongings alongside the other stacks labeled, AMERICA, MINNESOTA, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN, NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO and boarded the crowded ship. Hopeful, nervous Norwegians—giving up everything for a place they knew of only through second-hand tales of freedom and opportunity—watched as the shoreline retreated, knowing they would never see their homeland again. Their trip ahead would be spent in cramped conditions for two or three months until they reached Ellis Island. The United States, where they were immigrating to, was facing many problems including tensions over slavery and the subsequent beginning of the Civil War. The family moved west to farm the free land that was offered to them but were met with resistance, as it was land that had been cultivated by Native Americans for thousands of years before. The family was nearly eliminated during these times, often referred to as the American Indian Wars. Future generations carried on to the Dakotas and Alberta with difficulties. These Norwegians persisted. Through ardent research and narrative biography, Robert Dodge reflects on the immigrant experience of one Norwegian family from the mid-nineteenth century through World War II in Fields of Fortune: ‘Viking’ Farmers in America. Praise for Fields of Fortune “A thriller, a family adventure, a Viking heritage story that kept me turning the pages and asking for more.” —Alice C. Schelling, author of Hiding Alinka “A riveting tale . . . featuring strong women who carried their families forward even when their men failed them.” —Carolyn Bradley Bursack, author of Minding Our Elders “Award–winning author Robert Doge doesn’t just write history, he paints it in true story-telling style.” —Jodi Bowersox, president of the Colorado Authors League

Author : Patrick O'Brian
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393037067
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fortune of War written by Patrick O'Brian and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1994 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aubrey and Maturin are caught in the outbreak of the War of 1812.

Author : Alice Louise Williams Chaplin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jack's Wife Arrives written by Alice Louise Williams Chaplin and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sara Mills
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1575673266
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Miss Match written by Sara Mills and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series takes place in the 1940's, and the motivating factor is the relationship of the main character, Allie Fortune, with a man who may or may not be dead. She fell in love with him before he went off to fight in WWII, and perhaps even worse, before she realized she loved him. Now he has disappeared and she can't move on with her life, romantically at least. Meanwhile, she has become a private investigator and has developed a stellar reputation in the business. As Miss Fortune came to an end, Allie had learned that her old flame was indeed still alive, but missing, somewhere in Europe. Meanwhile, she has become good friends with an attractive, single FBI agent (Jack O'Connor), complicating the situation. FBI agent, Jack O’Connor, receives a letter from Maggie, a woman he used to love, saying she’s in trouble in Berlin. The FBI refuses to get involved, so Jack asks Allie Fortune to help him investigate. Allie and Jack pose as a missionary couple who want to bring orphans back to the United States. A child finds important documents that everyone in the city- Soviets and allies alike- want for themselves. Maggie refuses to tell Jack what the documents are, saying if things go wrong, they are better off not knowing. Through the course of the search, Allie’s past is brought back to her, half a world away from home.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 776 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Munsey's Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Calliope Pope
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359746454
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Isabella USA 2019 written by Calliope Pope and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-06-23 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isabella is 16 years old and she is deaf. She helps fight crime in New York City. A book I tried to make.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book St. Nicholas written by and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: