'To brave every danger' : the epic life of Mary Bryant of Fowey, highwaywoman and convicted felon, her transportation and amazing escape from Botany Bay
Cook, Judith, 1933-1993
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A biography of Mary Bryant, a Cornish fisherman's daughter turned highway robber. Sentenced to hang in 1786, she was instead transported to Australia, from where she made a daring escape, only to be recaptured and brought back to London chained to the ship's deck in an open cage.
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London : Macmillan, 1993.
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256p.,[8]p. of plates : ill., ports., map, facsims. ; 25cm.
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Bibliography: p243-246. - Includes index.
ISBN:
9780333574386
Dewey class:
364.1552092364.1552
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English
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BRN:
922993
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