Eddie of Jackson's Gang

Brother Ernest Ryan (1897 - 1963)

Eddie. That is the only name our young, musically talented hero knew for himself. After being left at a Catholic orphanage as a young child, at the age of nine he is unwittingly adopted into a gang of thieves. Will he be able and maintain his innocence and escape their clutches? And will he ever be able to discover his true parentage?

Brother Ernest Ryan was a Holy Cross Brother, the founder of and a prolific author for the Dujarie Press, a Catholic publishing house of Juvenile Saint books for children in the 1950’s and 1960’s. He wrote numerous juvenile biographical saint books for children, as well as several children’s fictional titles – of which this is one. (Summary by Maria Therese)

Genre(s): Action & Adventure, Family

Language: English

Keyword(s): fiction (1578), children (1088), Catholic (220), orphans (30), Catholicism (30), kidnapping (12), adoption (10), Brother Ernest Ryan (1), Dujarie Press (1), St. Anthony Guild Press (1)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - On the Go Maria Therese
00:08:56
Play 02 02 - Mount St. Joseph Maria Therese
00:18:17
Play 03 03 - Winning Warbles Maria Therese
00:15:40
Play 04 04 - New Ways Maria Therese
00:14:43
Play 05 05 - A Strange Night Maria Therese
00:15:44
Play 06 06 - A New Friend Maria Therese
00:15:37
Play 07 07 - A Visit to the Peanut Lady Maria Therese
00:11:15
Play 08 08 - Escape Maria Therese
00:12:05
Play 09 09 - In a Strange Land Maria Therese
00:16:17
Play 10 10 - The Surprise Maria Therese
00:11:36
Play 11 11 - Friends Meet Maria Therese
00:11:02
Play 12 12 - Wanted by the Police Maria Therese
00:08:18
Play 13 13 - A New Life Maria Therese
00:11:55
Play 14 14 - More Adventures Maria Therese
00:10:01
Play 15 15 - On the Sea Maria Therese
00:08:36
Play 16 16 - On Opposite Shores Maria Therese
00:08:49
Play 17 17 - In God's Way Maria Therese
00:09:33
Play 18 18 - Converging Paths Maria Therese
00:09:34
Play 19 19 - Double Ties Maria Therese
00:04:46