The Claimant: The Extraordinary Story of the Australian Butcher Who Said He Was a Baronet by Paul Terry

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Interior and binding are still excellent.

The bizarre but true story that put Wagga Wagga on the world map.

In the latter half of the 19th century an overweight rough-looking butcher, known as Tom Castro, emerged from the bush to claim he was not the man people thought him to be. No, he claimed to be Sir Roger Tichborne, a missing English baronet and heir to Tichborne Park in Hampshire, a sizeable estate and a vast fortune. (back cover)