Ten rogues : the unlikely story of convict schemers, a stolen brig and an escape from Van Diemen's L...
Ten rogues : the unlikely story of convict schemers, a stolen brig and an escape from Van Diemen's L...
Ten rogues : the unlikely story of convict schemers, a stolen brig and an escape from Van Diemen's Land to Chile / Peter Grose.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
[S.l.] : ALLEN & UNWIN, 2020.
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2020.
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Date
2020.
Call Numbers
H 2020/1319 , G 2020/1399
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xvii, 229 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
cartographic image
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Convicts -- Van Diemen's Land -- The brig -- Chile -- Prisoners.
Publication information
Publisher
[S.l.] : ALLEN & UNWIN, 2020.
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2020.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2020.
2020.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
From the grim docks of 19th century London to the even grimmer shores of the brutal penal colony of Norfolk Island, this is a roller-coaster tale. It has everything: defiance of authority, treachery, piracy and mutiny, escape from the hangman's noose and even love. Peopled with good men, buffoons, incompetents and larrikin convicts of the highest o...
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Full title
Ten rogues : the unlikely story of convict schemers, a stolen brig and an escape from Van Diemen's Land to Chile / Peter Grose.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-223) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2020.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2020/1319 , G 2020/1399
Record Identifier
74VKaDZKog2Z
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaDZKog2Z
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ISBN
9781760632618 paperback
DDC
994.02
MMS ID
991024295119702626
