Poor Jack

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Author: Frederick Marryat ISBN: 1230001038286
Publisher: BoogyBooks Publication: April 18, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Frederick Marryat
ISBN: 1230001038286
Publisher: BoogyBooks
Publication: April 18, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

It tells the story of Thomas Saunders, a sailor's son and neglected street urchin struggling to survive in Greenwich, London in the early 19th century. ("Poor Jack" was the title given by the waterfront boys, or mudlarks, to their chief.) In a rags-to-riches story Saunders eventually rises by his own efforts to become a pilot on the Thames, makes his fortune and retires to the life of a wealthy squire.

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It tells the story of Thomas Saunders, a sailor's son and neglected street urchin struggling to survive in Greenwich, London in the early 19th century. ("Poor Jack" was the title given by the waterfront boys, or mudlarks, to their chief.) In a rags-to-riches story Saunders eventually rises by his own efforts to become a pilot on the Thames, makes his fortune and retires to the life of a wealthy squire.

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