The Catalpa Rescue

CD - unabridged
(13 CDs)
Product Number: CX5243
Released: 01 May, 2019
Business Term: Purchase
ISBN: #9781528862172
Narrator(s): Michael Carman
Publisher: W F Howes
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Description

The incredible true story of one of the most extraordinary and inspirational prison breaks in history. New York, 1874. 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.

Author(s): Peter FitzSimons
Original Publish Date: 01 May, 2019

All Formats/Editions

Playaway
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Author(s): Peter FitzSimons
Narrator(s): Michael Carman
Product Number D6288
Released: 01 May, 2019
Business Term: Purchase
Publisher: W F Howes
ISBN: #9781528862189
MP3 CD
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Author(s): Peter FitzSimons
Narrator(s): Michael Carman
Product Number MPCD4132
Released: 01 May, 2019
Business Term: Purchase
Publisher: W F Howes
ISBN: #9781528862196

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