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Scarf Jack /

Young Francis Place lives with his mother in Gloucester. One night he spies a group of horsemen hanging a man from a tree; they ride off and he cuts the man down just in time. Francis helps to hide "Captain Jack," who proves to be an Irish freedom fighter who is being hunted by a group of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kavanagh, P. J. (Patrick Joseph), 1931-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Bodley Head, 1978.
Subjects:
Great Britain > History > 1714-1837 > Juvenile fiction.
Ireland > History > Juvenile fiction.
Gloucestershire (England) > Juvenile fiction.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1714-1837 > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Irlande > Histoire > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Gloucestershire (Angleterre) > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
England > Gloucestershire.
Great Britain.
Ireland.
1714-1837
Children's stories.
novels.
Fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
Novels.
Romans.
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Summary:Young Francis Place lives with his mother in Gloucester. One night he spies a group of horsemen hanging a man from a tree; they ride off and he cuts the man down just in time. Francis helps to hide "Captain Jack," who proves to be an Irish freedom fighter who is being hunted by a group of thugs in the service of the Protestant ascendancy--he also proves to be Francis' long-lost father.
Item Description:The Cushing Library Lit/Mitchell copy is a donation from J. Lawrence Mitchell.
Accession #: 2020_0001
Physical Description:159 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:0370300793
9780370300795