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Jack Metcalf was blinded by smallpox at the age of six, but he did not let this stop him from leading an astonishing and adventurous life - becoming an expert horseman, gambler and guide. He eloped at the age of twenty-one; ran numerous enterprises; joined the military as a musician, and led the Yorkshire Blues onto the battlefield at Culloden.

Blind Jack of Knaresborough

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A Paperback / softback by Arnold Kellett

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    Publisher: The History Press Ltd
    Publication Date: 18/07/2008
    ISBN13: 9780752446585, 978-0752446585
    ISBN10: 0752446584
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    Biography: adventurers and explorers Local history

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    Book Synopsis
    Jack Metcalf was blinded by smallpox at the age of six, but he did not let this stop him from leading an astonishing and adventurous life - becoming an expert horseman, gambler and guide. He eloped at the age of twenty-one; ran numerous enterprises; joined the military as a musician, and led the Yorkshire Blues onto the battlefield at Culloden.

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