The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jacque, Commonly Called Colonel Jack

The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jacque, Commonly Called Colonel Jack
Author: Daniel Defoe
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Release: 2004-06
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ISBN: 9781419213564

Full title: The History and Remarkable Life Of the truly Honourable Col. Jacque, commonly call'd Col. Jack, who was Born a Gentleman, put 'Prentice to a Pick-Pocket, was Six and Twenty Years a Thief, and then Kidnapp'd to Virginia, Came back a Merchant; was Five times married to Four Whores; went into the Wars, behav'd bravely, got Preferment, was made Colonel of a Regiment, came over, and fled with the Chevalier, is still abroad compleating a Life of Wonders, and resolves to dye a General.

The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jacque, Commonly Called Colonel Jack

The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jacque, Commonly Called Colonel Jack
Author: Daniel Defoe
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 542
Release: 2022-06-13
Genre: Fiction
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Colonel Jack explores the story of an English gentleman who begins life on the London streets. Jack and his brothers grew up being pickpockets and bandits, but he desired to change this and be better. Abducted and brought to America, he becomes an indentured servant and then a caretaker of plantations in Maryland, after which his story takes one dramatic turn. Through Jack's story, Daniel Defoe offered a broad look at the social and political geography of his times.