The Ship That Never Was by Adam Courtenay (.ePUB)
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The Ship That Never Was: The Greatest Escape Story Of Australian Colonial History by Adam Courtenay
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Overview: The greatest escape story of Australian colonial history by the son of Australia’s best-loved storyteller
In 1823, cockney sailor and chancer James Porter was convicted of stealing a stack of beaver furs and transported halfway around the world to Van Diemen’s Land. After several escape attempts from the notorious penal colony, Porter, who told authorities he was a ‘beer-machine maker’, was sent to Macquarie Harbour, known in Van Diemen’s Land as hell on earth.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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