Description |
304 pages : illustrations (some color), portrait ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Contents note continued: ch. 16 1840 & 1872: The Marias---horrific parallel fates of the survivors -- ch. 17 1844: Barbara Thompson---six years as Giom of the Kaurareg -- ch. 18 1857: Narcisse Pelletier---reluctantly rescued from Cape York -- ch. 19 1864: Survivor Auckland Islands---the Grafton and the Invercauld -- ch. 20 1878: The Georgette---the making of a heroine -- ch. 21 1878: The Loch Ard---a tabloid romance -- ch. 22 1890: The Quetta---the Titanic of Torres Strait |
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Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 1622: The Trial---Australia's first known shipwreck -- ch. 2 1629: The Batavia---the inexplicable nature of evil -- ch. 3 1629 to 1727: How do you lose more than 300 Dutchmen? -- ch. 4 1656: Abraham Leeman---twice castaway -- ch. 5 1788: Peter Paris---La Perouse's convict castaway -- ch. 6 1789: Mutiny on the Bounty---history without the Hollywood spin -- ch. 7 1791: The Pandora---wrecked with the captive Bounty mutineers -- ch. 8 1797 to 1859: The Cataraqui---the most disastrous disaster of all -- ch. 9 1806: William Mariner-the Boy Warlord of Tonga -- ch. 10 1809: Daniel Foss---a real-life Robinson Crusoe -- ch. 11 1824: Mutiny on the Globe---the murder of a murderer -- ch. 12 1829: The Minerva---one man's misfortune, another's providence -- ch. 13 1829: The Cyprus---aka the Friends of Boston, aka the Edward -- ch. 14 1834: The Charles Eaton---suffer the little children -- ch. 15 1836: Eliza Fraser---more her story than history? -- |
Summary |
This book tells 22 fascinating stories, some iconic, many little known until now of shipwreck, mutiny, piracy and marooning in the region of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific, concentrating on stories from the age of sail and steam. Gripping, engaging storytelling is the key to this book |
Analysis |
Australian |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-294) and index |
Audience |
General |
Subject |
'The Nib" Waverley Library Award for Literature Nominations (2012)
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Mutiny -- Oceania.
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Piracy -- Oceania.
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Shipwreck survival -- Oceania.
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Shipwrecks -- Oceania.
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Shipwrecks -- Pacific Ocean.
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LC no. |
2012358586 |
ISBN |
9781741967876 (paperback) |
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