Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and the Lily of the West (Bloody Jack Adventure Series #5)
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Jacky's on the run ... and this time she's finding song and adventure on the mighty Mississippi.VOYAAt the beginning of this lengthy fifth installment of the Bloody Jack Adventure series, the remarkable heroine Jacky Faber narrowly escapes from British naval authorities and heads inland on horseback with plans to travel by river to New Orleans in hopes of boarding a ship bound for England to reunite with her fiancT, Jaimy. Accompanied by her able manservant Higgins, and young coxswain Jim Tanner, the trio is soon joined by Katie Deere, who had been a servant at the Lawson Peabody School along with Jacky. They commandeer a flatboat from a boisterous tall-tale-telling mountain man and turn it into a passenger boat and later a showboat. Along the way, they are joined by a colorful cast of characters, including a fourteen-year-old hillbilly girl; a cardsharp and his lock-picking daughter; a reverend who has absconded with the collection plate; a runaway slave; Crow Jane, the cook; and even some British soldiers. All participate in the effort to earn money aboard Jacky's showboat, The Belle of the Golden West, by putting on shows, revivals, and selling an elixir. The characters are not well developed, but the fun rolls on like the mighty Mississippi as the group makes its way downriver. The descriptions of the new frontier, river life, and the social climate of early nineteenth-century America seem right on. Jacky continues to amaze readers with her clever plots, narrow escapes, and the uncanny ability to outwit thieves and bureaucrats, make money, and have some fun. Fans will look forward to the next installment.
