Product Description
This is the extraordinary true story of Australia's most daring escape.
It is 150 years since an audacious plan was hatched to rescue a group of unlawfully persecuted Irishmen from Fremantle Prison.
The plot involved friendships and political alliances, secret letters, undercover spies, treachery and a ship, Catalpa, sailing under a false flag. The bold Fenians contended with police on their trail, a looming storm and the threat of international war.
Combining beautiful original illustrations by Marion Duke with historical artefacts such as contemporaneous lithographs and scrimshaw, the authors blend narrative and non-fiction storytelling to create a thrilling new picture book.
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uprising, freedom, prison escape, sailing, Ireland, convicts
This full-colour hardcover book blends a narrative into the true story of six Irish prisoners who escaped Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. A fascinating in-depth story that includes extensive historical sources, including photos, graphics and handwritten evidence about what really happened.
