Book
Far from Botany Bay : a novel / Rosa Jordan.
At age 21, Mary Broad was sentenced to hang for the crime of stealing a cloak. When her sentence was commuted to transportation "upon the sea, beyond the seas," she was sent to Australia. One of the first European women to set foot on the continent, she landed in what was to become a prison colony popularly known as "Botany Bay." Mary endured two "starvation years" as the colony struggled to feed itself. Then, in 1791, she executed the most daring escape ever attempted from that wild and brutal place on the far side of the world. How such a young, uneducated woman could have developed a plan to get herself back to England, and found the courage to implement it, is a mystery. How she persuaded eight men to accept her leadership is more mysterious yet. Her story has been told before, in history and fiction, the two generally co-mingled, as they are here. But never has the nature of this remarkable woman been so completely explored.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780889822498
- ISBN: 9780889822498 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0889822492 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 431 p. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Lantzville, B.C. : Oolichan Books, 2008.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Rossland author |
| Target Audience Note: | All Ages. |
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. Canadian fiction. |
| Topic Heading: | OBOK (one book one Kootenay) 2011 OBOK (One Book One Kootenay) 2011 |
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- 17 of 17 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Beaver Valley Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Valley Public Library | F JOR (Text) | 35144000007828 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
