Jean Grandier, a sixteen-year-old Frenchman who became fabulously wealthy at just 15 in Alaska, volunteers for the Anglo-Boer War—joining the Transvaal army, which fights for the independence of the South African Republic from the British Empire. Forming a volunteer detachment made up of brave boys like himself, Jean Grandier sets off to South Africa to fight the English invaders—toward incredible adventures.
Louis Boussenard - Captain Scurvy-Head