231 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
regular print
Summary
As dusk came down on the evening of 13 January 1834, James Porter and nine other convicts, transported at His Majesty's Pleasure to Van Diemen's Land, captured the newly launched barque the Frederick from their British masters. James Porter had spent the majority of his days since transportation planning how he would escape