The ship thieves
Rees, Siân, 1965-2006
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Escaping from the penal colony in Van Diemen's Land, James Porter and nine other convicts hijacked a ship and crossed the 6000 miles of waters to Chile, where they enjoyed a year's refuge before recapture. Sîan Rees retells their story.
Main title:
The ship thieves / Siân Rees.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Aurum, 2006.
Collation:
231 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Ill. and map on lining papers.
ISBN:
9781845131401 (hbk)
Dewey class:
994.602092994.602920POR
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
19339