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Ten rogues : the unlikely story of convict schemers, a stolen brig and an escape from Van Diemen's L...

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Ten rogues : the unlikely story of convict schemers, a stolen brig and an escape from Van Diemen's L...

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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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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.

Publisher

[S.l.] : ALLEN & UNWIN, 2020.

Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2020.

Alternative title

10 rogues

Date

2020.

Call Numbers

H 2020/1319 , G 2020/1399

Record Identifier

74VKaDZKog2Z

MMS ID

991024295119702626

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.

More information

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...

Alternative Titles

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.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-223) and index.

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Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2020.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

H 2020/1319 , G 2020/1399

Record Identifier

74VKaDZKog2Z

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaDZKog2Z

Other Identifiers

ISBN

9781760632618 paperback

DDC

994.02

MMS ID

991024295119702626

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