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Pirate Princes and Yankee Jacks: Setting forth David Forsyth's Adventures in America's Battles on Sea and Desert with the Buccaneer Princes of Barbary, with an Account of a Search under the Sands of the Sahara Desert for the Treasure-filled Tomb of Ancient Kings

by Daniel Henderson

Level C1 · AdvancedAdventureHistoricalChildren's26 chapters
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Length
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About this book

A young sailor navigates perilous battles against Barbary pirates and joins a daring desert expedition in search of ancient treasure, uncovering tales of bravery, loss, and the forging of America’s early naval legacy.

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Contents

26 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02FOREWORD
03ILLUSTRATIONS
04CHARACTERS OF THE STORY
05CHAPTER I THE MAN FROM THE EAST
06CHAPTER II CAPTURED BY CORSAIRS
07CHAPTER III BARBARY AND THE BUCCANEERS
08CHAPTER IV THE ROSE OF EGYPT
09CHAPTER V MY FIRST VOYAGE
10CHAPTER VI MUTINY
11CHAPTER VII BETRAYED
12CHAPTER VIII AN AMERICAN FRIGATE BECOMES A CORSAIR'S CATTLESHIP

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