The Catalpa rescue, Peter FitzSimons ; narrated by Michael Carman
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The Catalpa rescue, Peter FitzSimons ; narrated by Michael Carman
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The Catalpa rescue
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Peter FitzSimons ; narrated by Michael Carman
Summary
Boston, 1869. Members of the Clan na Gael - agitators for an Irish republic - hatch a daring plan to free six Irish political prisoners from the most remote gaol on earth, Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. Under the guise of a whale hunt, Captain Anthony sets sail on an American whaler - the Catalpa - risking his life to rescue the men from the prison, known among the inmates as 'a living tomb'. What follows is one of history's greatest escape stories - a tale of courage and cunning that stands as an enormously significant event in the histories of no fewer than four nations. Told with FitzSimons' trademark pace and verve, 'The Catalpa Rescue' is a true story that has it all: adventure, politics, morality, colonialism, the fight for independence and, most importantly, the triumph of good men, against all odds
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- Escapes -- Australia -- Fremantle (W.A.) -- History -- 19th century
- Political prisoners -- Australia -- Fremantle (W.A.) -- History -- 19th century
- Audiobooks
- Catalpa (Bark)
- Nonfiction
- Penal colonies -- Australia -- Fremantle (W.A.) -- History -- 18th century
- Fremantle Prison -- History -- 19th century
- Irish -- Australia -- Fremantle (W.A.) -- History -- 19th century
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- Escapes -- Australia -- Fremantle (W.A.) -- History -- 19th century
- Political prisoners -- Australia -- Fremantle (W.A.) -- History -- 19th century
- Audiobooks
- Catalpa (Bark)
- Nonfiction
- Penal colonies -- Australia -- Fremantle (W.A.) -- History -- 18th century
- Fremantle Prison -- History -- 19th century
- Irish -- Australia -- Fremantle (W.A.) -- History -- 19th century
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