Young Jackie runs away to sea and before long his ship is captured by pirates. Now sailing with the Moonraker and its captain, Jacky reaches Haiti and ends up fighting with Toussaint L'Ouverture in his struggle to free its enslaved people.
Jesse's only adventure novel is in the tradition of classics like Treasure Island, but prompts the reader to think about freedom and what it means--for Toussaint and his followers, and for "free" women of that time. - Summary by Anne Erickson
Jesse's only adventure novel is in the tradition of classics like Treasure Island, but prompts the reader to think about freedom and what it means--for Toussaint and his followers, and for "free" women of that time. - Summary by Anne Erickson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Chapters 1 and 2
22:31 - Chapter 2
Chapters 3 and 4
20:44 - Chapter 3
Chapters 5 and 6
16:13 - Chapter 4
Chapters 7 and 8
17:18 - Chapter 5
Chapters 9 and 10
15:28 - Chapter 6
Chapters 11 and 12
20:53 - Chapter 7
Chapters 13 and 14
18:10 - Chapter 8
Chapters 15 and 16
15:57 - Chapter 9
Chapters 17 and 18
13:30 - Chapter 10
Chapter 19
11:34 - Chapter 11
Chapters 20 to 22
25:21 - Chapter 12
Chapters 23 to 26
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