From Baird Maritime:
Having sheltered himself one icy Easter, in Tasmania's remote Recherche Bay, your reviewer is familiar with the scene of the crime described in this excellent book.
An ideal place, particularly in 1829, in which to steal a ship and maroon its crew, marines and passengers. The piracy itself was remarkable enough, even more was the cirum-Pacific voyage that followed.
The author describes the grim penal colony of Tasmania very well. He is particularly colourful in his descriptions of the punishment outposts of Maquarie Harbour and Port Arthur, both particularly forbidding places. It is no wonder that convicts were inspired to escape from them.
It is a fascinating story very well told.
Ordering information:
{ma id=1877058610}
