The Capes: Who Were the Real Heroes of the Georgette Disaster? by Marcia van Zeller
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The Capes: Who Were the Real Heroes of the Georgette Disaster? by Marcia van Zeller

SKU TBM9780646936093
AU$23.00
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Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor edgewear. Small marks on top foredge. Pen mark on tail fordge.

On the 1st December 1876, the SS Georgette, badly damaged and carrying 50 crew and passengers, was wrecked in heavy surf between Cape Naturaliste and Cape Hamelin.

According to popular accounts two courageous riders, Grace Buswell and an Aboriginal stockman Sam Issacs, plunged their horses into the ocean over and over again to carry the terrified survivors to safety.

This novel questions this legend and unsung heroes are finally given their due.

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