The Catalpa Adventure
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The Catalpa Adventure
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Author : Vincent McDonnell
language : en
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Release Date : 2010-05-10
The Catalpa Adventure written by Vincent McDonnell and has been published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-10 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
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.
The Voyage Of The Catalpa
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Author : Peter Stevens
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2003-02-21
The Voyage Of The Catalpa written by Peter Stevens and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-02-21 with History categories.
Fast-paced, compelling, meticulously researched, and dramatically detailed, this saga from the annals of American, Irish, British, and Australian history comprises the first full telling of the secret yearlong journey of the American whaling ship Catalpa, under Captain George Anthony, out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1875. Risking his own freedom and career, Anthony sailed across international waters to Australia, to rescue from hellish imprisonment the group of British-soldiers-turned-Irish-rebels named "The Fremantle Six." The successful escape and hostility the vulnerable Catalpa overcame both from the British Royal Navy and furious seas make Anthony's historical voyage legendary. 8 pages of photographs add to this true story of daring on the high seas. "Narrated in fascinating and breathtaking fashion. ... The subject matter and fine writing make this book exhilarating."—Associated Press "A seafaring adventure, an Irish nationalist version of Treasure Island." —Chicago Tribune "Truth may routinely be stranger than fiction, but seldom is it as suspenseful as this story."—Publishers Weekly "Genuinely epic ... a fascinating adventure."—Kirkus Review
The Catalpa Rescue
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Author : Peter FitzSimons
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-10-03
The Catalpa Rescue written by Peter FitzSimons and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-03 with History categories.
The incredible true story of one of the most extraordinary and inspirational prison breaks in Australian history. New York, 1874. Members of the Clan-na-Gael - agitators for Irish freedom from the English yoke - hatch a daring plan to free six Irish political prisoners from the most remote prison in the British Empire, Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. Under the guise of a whale hunt, Captain Anthony sets sail on the Catalpa to rescue the men from the stone walls of this hell on Earth known to the inmates as a 'living tomb'. What follows is one of history's most stirring sagas that splices Irish, American, British and Australian history together in its climactic moment. For Ireland, who had suffered English occupation for 700 years, a successful escape was an inspirational call to arms. For America, it was a chance to slap back at Britain for their support of the South in the Civil War; for England, a humiliation. And for a young Australia, still not sure if it was Great Britain in the South Seas or worthy of being an independent country in its own right, it was proof that Great Britain was not unbeatable. Told with FitzSimons' trademark combination of arresting history and storytelling verve, The Catalpa Rescue is a tale of courage and cunning, the fight for independence and the triumph of good men, against all odds.
Ireland S Path To Independence
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Author : Michael Manning
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-07-11
Ireland S Path To Independence written by Michael Manning and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-11 with History categories.
Ireland, within a century of the Easter Rising of 1916, fully engages with the world as an independent nation fully justice oriented and committed to human rights. Irish people are found in most countries of the world welcome for their disarming humour.
The Adventures Of Thunder And Lightning
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Author : Darrell Shay
language : en
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 2022-12-31
The Adventures Of Thunder And Lightning written by Darrell Shay and has been published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-31 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The Adventures of Thunder and Lightning is a collection of comical situations two mischievous young Beefmaster bull calves get themselves into. Each book is a different scenario with a combination of fact and fiction to entertain the reader. The majority of the characters are actual residents of their farm. This is the second book, Thunder and Lightning Go Fishing. How do calves go fishing? you ask. Well, fishing is the art of trying to catch a fish with some type of bait. There are as many types of bait as there are methods of fishing. You don't always catch one. If you did, it would be called catching, not fishing, so it's very easy for a calf to go fishing but nearly impossible for them to actually catch one. This story is about two calves who go fishing, but do they go catching?
Michael Collins
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Author : Vincent McDonnell
language : en
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Release Date : 2008-05-14
Michael Collins written by Vincent McDonnell and has been published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-14 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
?Michael Collins is one of the most famous figures in Irish history. He became the most wanted man in the British Empire, a minister in the first Irish government and Commander-in-Chief of the army. This is an action-packed biography of a great Irish hero.
The Quadroon Adventures In The Far West
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Author : Mayne Reid
language : en
Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Release Date : 2023-09-11
The Quadroon Adventures In The Far West written by Mayne Reid and has been published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-11 with Fiction categories.
Father of Waters! I know thee well. In the land of a thousand lakes, on the summit of the “Hauteur de terre,” I have leaped thy tiny stream. Upon the bosom of the blue lakelet, the fountain of thy life, I have launched my birchen boat; and yielding to thy current, have floated softly southward. I have passed the meadows where the wild rice ripens on thy banks, where the white birch mirrors its silvery stem, and tall coniferae fling their pyramid shapes, on thy surface. I have seen the red Chippewa cleave thy crystal waters in his bark canoe—the giant moose lave his flanks in thy cooling flood—and the stately wapiti bound gracefully along thy banks. I have listened to the music of thy shores—the call of the cacawee, the laugh of the wa-wa goose, and the trumpet-note of the great northern swan. Yes, mighty river! Even in that far northern land, thy wilderness home, have I worshipped thee!...FROM THE BOOKS.
The Quadroon Adventures In The Far West
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Author : Mayne Reid
language : en
Publisher: Litres
Release Date : 2017-09-05
The Quadroon Adventures In The Far West written by Mayne Reid and has been published by Litres this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-05 with Fiction categories.
The Quadroon Or A Lover S Adventures In Louisiana
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Author : Mayne Reid
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1856
The Quadroon Or A Lover S Adventures In Louisiana written by Mayne Reid and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1856 with Louisiana categories.
Missionary Adventures In Texas And Mexico Translated From The French Etc
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Author : Emanuel DOMENECH
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1858
Missionary Adventures In Texas And Mexico Translated From The French Etc written by Emanuel DOMENECH and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1858 with categories.