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Man who stole the Cyprus : a True Story of Escape.
On the evening of 14 August 1829 the government brig Cyprus was sheltering in Recherche Bay on the remote south-east coast of Tasmania when she was captured by eighteen convicts under the leadership of William Swallow, a prisoner for life. Eight years earlier he had stowed away on a ship to England...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sydney :
Rosenberg Pub.,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1 'Caught and banish'd'; 2 To the Edge of the World; 3 Convict No. 323; 4 'Flogg'd and punish'd'; 5 'To lifelong slavery'; 6 'Sent to Macquarie Harbour, that place of Tyranny'; 7 'On the Cyprus brig convey'd'; 8 'Wind-bound in gloomy Recherche Bay'; 9 Marooned; 10 Rescued; 11 Court-Martial; 12 Cloudy Bay; 13 The Wide Blue Sea; 14 Towards Japan; 15 Adventures in China; 16 Homeward Bound; 17 The Return of the Hero; 18 On the Run in London; 19 Caged; 20 The Trial; 21 'A full statement of the facts'; 22 A Raft of Petitions; 23 Execution Dock; 24 Return to Van Diemen's Land.
- 25 Through Hell's Gates26 'Swallow of Celebrity'; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index.