Hell's Gates: The Terrible Journey of Alexander Pearce, Van Diemen's Land Cannibal.
by Collins, Paul
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 1740640837
- ISBN 13
- 9781740640831
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne, South Yarra: Hardie Grant, 2002. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, maps, black & white text-illustrations, inside covers illustrated, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 269 pp. This book is the story of Alexander Peace and his seven convict mates who escaped from gaol in Sarah Island, Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), in 1822. They set out on a terrible journey that led to starvation and cannibalism. The author has written a story of physical hardship and pathological behaviour in contrast to current beautiful landscape of Tasmania. This is a tale of violence, escape and murder, told with wit and a keen eye for the quirks and follies of human nature.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27548
- Title
- Hell's Gates: The Terrible Journey of Alexander Pearce, Van Diemen's Land Cannibal.
- Author
- Collins, Paul
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1740640837
- ISBN 13
- 9781740640831
- Publisher
- Hardie Grant
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne, South Yarra
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- australian biography, australian history, travel, criminology, convicts, tasmania
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- AUSTRALIAN BIOGRAPHY;
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Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...