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The Catalpa Adventure

The Catalpa Adventure
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Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Total Pages : 134
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ISBN-10 : 9781848898967
ISBN-13 : 1848898967
Rating : 4/5 (967 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Catalpa Adventure by : Vincent McDonnell

Download or read book The Catalpa Adventure written by Vincent McDonnell and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2010-05-10 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 1875, the whaler 'Catalpa' sailed from New Bedford in America, embarking on a hair-raising seafaring mission. Its destination was Fremantle, Western Australia; its goal to rescue six Fenian prisoners from the toughest prison there. The Irishmen, convicted of treason against the British Queen and regarded as traitors, were suffering from hunger, overwork and disease. Fearing they would die, they had pleaded with their comrades in America to be rescued. On Easter Monday 1876, the prisoners made their bid for freedom. But their escape attempt was soon in danger. The alarm was raised and heavily armed soldiers and police were sent in pursuit. Would the prisoners reach safety before they were captured? Was the escape doomed to failure? This is the story of that rescue attempt, a story of courage, endurance and daring, one of the most exciting and thrilling sea stories. By the author of MICHAEL COLLINS: MOST WANTED MAN and TITANIC TRAGEDY.


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