Young Captain Jack; Or, The Son of a Soldier

by Jr. Horatio Alger, Edward Stratemeyer

EN·~4 hours·2 chapters

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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)

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YOUNG CAPTAIN JACK - OR - THE SON OF A SOLDIER

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Duration

~4 hours (257K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2007-01-23

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

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

About the authors

Jr. Horatio Alger

1832–1899

Best known for popularizing the classic "rags-to-riches" tale, this 19th-century American writer shaped generations of stories about ambition, luck, and perseverance. His books, especially tales like Ragged Dick, helped turn streetwise young heroes into enduring figures in American fiction.

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Edward Stratemeyer

1862–1930

A powerhouse of early children's publishing, he created adventure and mystery series that shaped generations of young readers. His ideas helped launch enduring favorites including The Rover Boys, Tom Swift, the Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew.

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