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The whaling ship Catalpa set out from New Bedford Massachusetts on the morning of April 29 1875 to undertake a daring yearlong mission of international rescue American captain George Anthony risked his career as a whalerand his lifeto rescue a group of BritishsoldiersturnedIrishrebels known as The Fremantle Six from their prison in Australia With the help of the prison chaplain the six men escaped to the coast where Anthony was waiting with a small whaleboat that would take them to the Catalpa The resistance they overcame both from armed British vessels and a furious sea storm made their escape the stuff of legend In what Britain considered a near act of war the Catalpa outran the Royal Navy and deposited its politically dangerous cargo in New York Harbor in August 1876 Fastpaced compelling and meticulously researched this saga of American Irish British and Australian history is the first full telling of the Catalpas voyage The expedition was embraced by Irish and IrishAmericans as the very symbol of defiance against Great Britain and would loom large in the revolutionary rhetoric of Michael Collins Though Captain Anthony would never again sail into international waters for fear of arrest by the British government his rescue voyage made mostly without the use of a functioning chronometer is one of the greatest feats of seamanship in nautical annals and one of the most daring deeds performed by an American in the name of Irish independence Included are eight pages of blackandwhite photographs
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Fastpaced compelling meticulously researched and dramatically detailed this saga from the annals of American Irish British and Australian history comprises the first full telling of the secret yearlong journey of the American whaling ship Catalpa under Captain George Anthony out of New Bedford Massachusetts in 1875 Risking his own freedom and career Anthony sailed across international waters to Australia to rescue from hellish imprisonment the group of BritishsoldiersturnedIrishrebels named The Fremantle Six The successful escape and hostility the vulnerable Catalpa overcame both from the British Royal Navy and furious seas make Anthonys historical voyage legendary 8 pages of photographs add to this true story of daring on the high seas Narrated in fascinating and breathtaking fashion The subject matter and fine writing make this book exhilaratingAssociated Press A seafaring adventure an Irish nationalist version of Treasure Island Chicago Tribune Truth may routinely be stranger than fiction but seldom is it as suspenseful as this storyPublishers Weekly Genuinely epic a fascinating adventureKirkus Review
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Fastpaced compelling meticulously researched and dramatically detailed this saga from the annals of American Irish British and Australian history comprises the first full telling of the secret yearlong journey of the American whaling ship Catalpa under Captain George Anthony out of New Bedford Massachusetts in 1875 Risking his own freedom and career Anthony sailed across international waters to Australia to rescue from hellish imprisonment the group of BritishsoldiersturnedIrishrebels named The Fremantle Six The successful escape and hostility the vulnerable Catalpa overcame both from the British Royal Navy and furious seas make Anthonys historical voyage legendary 8 pages of photographs add to this true story of daring on the high seas Narrated in fascinating and breathtaking fashion The subject matter and fine writing make this book exhilaratingAssociated Press A seafaring adventure an Irish nationalist version of Treasure Island Chicago Tribune Truth may routinely be stranger than fiction but seldom is it as suspenseful as this storyPublishers Weekly Genuinely epic a fascinating adventureKirkus Review
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Fastpaced compelling meticulously researched and dramatically detailed this saga from the annals of American Irish British and Australian history comprises the first full telling of the secret yearlong journey of the American whaling ship Catalpa under Captain George Anthony out of New Bedford Massachusetts in 1875 Risking his own freedom and career Anthony sailed across international waters to Australia to rescue from hellish imprisonment the group of BritishsoldiersturnedIrishrebels named The Fremantle Six The successful escape and hostility the vulnerable Catalpa overcame both from the British Royal Navy and furious seas make Anthonys historical voyage legendary 8 pages of photographs add to this true story of daring on the high seas Narrated in fascinating and breathtaking fashion The subject matter and fine writing make this book exhilaratingAssociated Press A seafaring adventure an Irish nationalist version of Treasure Island Chicago Tribune Truth may routinely be stranger than fiction but seldom is it as suspenseful as this storyPublishers Weekly Genuinely epic a fascinating adventureKirkus Review
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Fastpaced compelling meticulously researched and dramatically detailed this saga from the annals of American Irish British and Australian history comprises the first full telling of the secret yearlong journey of the American whaling ship Catalpa under Captain George Anthony out of New Bedford Massachusetts in 1875 Risking his own freedom and career Anthony sailed across international waters to Australia to rescue from hellish imprisonment the group of BritishsoldiersturnedIrishrebels named The Fremantle Six The successful escape and hostility the vulnerable Catalpa overcame both from the British Royal Navy and furious seas make Anthonys historical voyage legendary 8 pages of photographs add to this true story of daring on the high seas Narrated in fascinating and breathtaking fashion The subject matter and fine writing make this book exhilaratingAssociated Press A seafaring adventure an Irish nationalist version of Treasure Island Chicago Tribune Truth may routinely be stranger than fiction but seldom is it as suspenseful as this storyPublishers Weekly Genuinely epic a fascinating adventureKirkus Review
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