BOATS MARITIME AUSTRALIAN
The amazing tale and unfortunate life of James Porter – Australian convict, pirate and master mariner, by the author of “The Floating Brothel”.
Escaping from the penal colony in Van Diemen’s Land, James Porter and nine other convicts hijacked a ship and crossed the 6000 miles of waters to Chile, where they enjoyed a year’s refuge before recapture.
- 231 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., facsims, maps, ports. ; 20 cm. reprint of 2005 edition
- Porter, James
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