Horrible Shipwreck!: A Full, True and Particular Account of the Melancholy Loss of the British Convict Ship Amphitrite, the 31st August 183

by Andrew C.A. Jampoler

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On August 25, 1833, the British convict ship Amphitrite, filled with more than one hundred women prisoners and their children along with a crew of thirteen, left London for a convict colony in New South Wales. Less than a week later, all but three died when a savage storm battered their ship to pieces on the beach at Boulogne--in sight of hundreds of horrified onlookers. Inexplicably, the captain, John Hunter, had refused offers of aid from the shore...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1591144116

ISBN13:9781591144113

Release Date:December 2010

Publisher:US Naval Institute Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Related Subjects

England Europe Historical Study & Educational Resources History Military Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Naval Ships Social History Transportation Women in History

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Horrible Shipwreck!: A Full, True and Particular Account of the Melancholy Loss of the British Convict Ship Amphitrite, the 31st August 183

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