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Batavia : betrayal, shipwreck, murder, sexual slavery, courage : a spine-chilling chapter in Australian history /

Batavia : betrayal, shipwreck, murder, sexual slavery, courage : a spine-chilling chapter in Australian history /
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Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
919.4104 FITZ
Non Fiction   Erina Library . . On Loan . 2 Apr 2024
919.4104 FITZ
Non Fiction   Toukley Library . . Available .  
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Author FitzSimons, Peter, 1961-
Title Batavia : betrayal, shipwreck, murder, sexual slavery, courage : a spine-chilling chapter in Australian history / Peter FitzSimons.
Published North Sydney, N.S.W. :
William Heinemann,
2011.,
Description xxii, 490 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 25 cm.
General Note Maps on end papers.
Summary It is no surprise that the barbarity and evil that came in the wake of the wreck of the Batavia has inspired books, radio and TV documentaries, plays and an opera. Lust, jealously, greed, madness, deception, rape, murder - all the classic ingredients conspire in the Batavia story to produce a scenario that is truly frightening.
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-470) and index.
Subjects Batavia (Ship)
Shipwrecks -- Western Australia -- Houtman Abrolhos Islands
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc
Mutiny -- Western Australia -- Houtman Abrolhos Islands -- History
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