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Storm Bay
Patricia Shaw
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Description for Storm Bay
Paperback. A powerful testament to the human spirit, STORM BAY looks back to the early days of Van Dieman's Land and the thousands of prisoners who suffered to create a great State and earn the respect of a nation Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 177 x 42. Weight in Grams: 370.
Portsmouth, 1832. Once the pride of the British East India fleet, the Veritas has fallen on hard times. She is now a transport ship, her cargo prisoners of the Crown, her destination the penal settlement of Van Diemen's Land, now known as Tasmania, the southernmost State of Australia. Pastor Bob Cookson tries to offer solace to the convicts on board, but is shocked to discover that most of them have committed only trivial offences. He suspects a conspiracy to empty British prisons, but finds a more sinister motive at work...
Portsmouth, 1832. Once the pride of the British East India fleet, the Veritas has fallen on hard times. She is now a transport ship, her cargo prisoners of the Crown, her destination the penal settlement of Van Diemen's Land, now known as Tasmania, the southernmost State of Australia. Pastor Bob Cookson tries to offer solace to the convicts on board, but is shocked to discover that most of them have committed only trivial offences. He suspects a conspiracy to empty British prisons, but finds a more sinister motive at work...
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755303762
SKU
V9780755303762
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1
About Patricia Shaw
Born in Melbourne, Patricia Shaw worked as a teacher, political journalist and an oral historian, before pursuing a literary career. Her books have sold millions of copies worldwide.
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