| Jack Archer: A Tale of the Crimea Contributor(s): Henty, G. a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1514388715 ISBN-13: 9781514388716 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.73 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6" W x 9" (0.61 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Young Jack Archer has joined the British Army. When Great Britain and Russia go to war, Jack finds himself on the way to the Crimean Peninsula in the Black Sea. There, he joins the siege of Sevastopol. Through a series of adventures, Jack is captured and is befriended by a Russian noble family. Will Jack escape? What will become of the Russian family? Who will win the conflict in the Crimea? These and other questions will be answered in G.A. Henty's Jack Archer: A Tale of the Crimea. Set in eighteenth-century England, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey), this book includes more than 100 geographical, historical, and explanatory footnotes to aid the modern reader. |