Batavia

by Peter FitzSimons

Book Overview

The Shipwreck of the Batavia combines in just the one tale the birth of the world's first corporation, the brutality of colonisation, the battle of good vs evil, the derring-do of sea-faring adventure, mutiny, ship-wreck, love, lust, blood-lust, petty fascist dictatorship, criminality, a reign of terror, murders most foul, sexual slavery, natural nobility, survival, retribution, rescue, first contact with native peoples and so much more. Described...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1864711345
• ISBN13: 9781864711349
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: William Heinemann Australia
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"