# Captain Jinks, Hero — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Captain Jinks, Hero by Ernest Howard Crosby.

- [Captain Jinks, Hero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/captain-jinks-hero.md): Sam Jinks, now a captain, is celebrated as a hero after the Battle of San Diego, but his internal disillusionment and the absurdities of military life begin to surface.
- [I: A Bombshell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/i-a-bombshell.md): Sam Jinks receives a box of lead soldiers for his sixth birthday, sparking an intense fascination with military life and heroism. His obsession grows as he joins the John Wesley Boys' Brigade, eventually becoming its cap
- [II: East Point](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/ii-east-point.md): Sam Jinks, now too old for the Boys' Brigade, convinces his father Colonel Jinks to secure him a cadetship at East Point through his uncle, Congressman George Jinks. He leaves Homeville with dreams of military glory, car
- [III: Love and Combat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/iii-love-and-combat.md): Sam Jinks navigates the social hierarchy at East Point, developing a crush on a mysterious young woman, Miss Hunter, while also being forced into a brutal boxing match with upperclassman Starkie. After the fight, Sam end
- [War and Business](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/iv-war-and-business.md): Sam Jinks, now a fourth-class man at East Point, becomes the object of Marian Hunter's calculated affections. Marian, a seasoned flirt, sees Sam as a promising soldier and begins to cultivate his interest. War is declare

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- [V: Slowburgh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/v-slowburgh.md)
- [Off for the Cubapines](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/vi-off-for-the-cubapines.md)
- [VII: The Battle of San Diego](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/vii-the-battle-of-san-diego.md)
- [Among the Moritos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/viii-among-the-moritos.md)
- [On Duty at Havilla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/ix-on-duty-at-havilla.md)
- [A Great Military Exploit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/x-a-great-military-exploit.md)
- [A Dinner Party at Gin-Sin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/xi-a-dinner-party-at-gin-sin.md)
- [XII: The Great White Temple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/xii-the-great-white-temple.md)
- [The Warlord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/xiii-the-warlord.md)
- [XIV: Home Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/xiv-home-again.md)
- [XV: Politics](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/xv-politics.md)
- [XVI: The End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_jinks_hero_se/chapters/xvi-the-end.md)

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