Voices from the Tomb: A Biographical Dictionary of the 62 Fenians Transported to Western Australia by Liam Barry

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Ex library copy with no external stickers. Wear to book corners and edges. Lift to front right book corner. Date due slip on inside. Book has been cleaned and binding is still very good.

This carefully-researched book lists the complete biographies of the 62 Irish Fenians who were transported to Western Australia on the Hougoumont. This ship also brought the last convicts to Western Australia.

In April 1876, the only six remaining Fenians at Fremantle Prison escaped on the American whaling ship Catalpa. (back cover)