Voyage of the Hougoumont and Life at Fremantle: The Story of an Irish Rebel by Thomas McCarthy Fennell

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Mark on right foredge. Interior and binding are still very good.

The story of Irish rebel Thomas McCarthy Fennell, transported to Western Australia on the last prison ship, the Hougoumont. Fennell's group of Fenians, including John Bryce O'Reilly and A Small and John Casey stayed together.

This memoir ranges far beyond anything else written about these events. Fennell is a keen observer and forceful commentator on virtually every aspect of life as a prisoner and the system under which he is confined. His descriptions and opinions encompass climate, terrain, flora, fauna, geological history, prevailing winds, the solar system, Indigenous people, social mores, government and commercial structures, religion, politics and the inhumane treatment of prisoners in England's penal system. (back cover)