The Catalpa Rescue: The Gripping Story of the Most Dramatic and Successful Prison Break in Australian History

by Peter FitzSimons

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0733641245
• ISBN13: 9780733641244
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Hachette Australia
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.2"