{"product_id":"ten-rogues-by-peter-grose-9781760632618","title":"Ten Rogues","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the grim docks of nineteenth-century London to the even grimmer shores of the brutal penal colony of Norfolk Island, this is a roller-coaster tale. It has everything: defiance of authority, treachery, piracy and mutiny, escape from the hangman's noose, and even love. Peopled with good men, buffoons, incompetents, and larrikin convicts of the highest order, \u003cem\u003eTen Rogues\u003c\/em\u003e is an unexpected and wickedly entertaining story from the great annals of Australia's colonial history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the lightness of touch of the master storyteller that he is, Peter Grose brings to irresistible life the story of a small band of convicts who managed to escape the living hell of the Tasmanian penal colony of Sarah Island. Their getaway began by stealing the leaky and untested brig they had helped to build, and then sailing it across the Pacific from Tasmania to Chile with neither a map nor a chronometer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut their story does not begin or end there. From the strong connection between the slave trade and convict 'transportation' to the possible illegality of the whole convict system, \u003cem\u003eTen Rogues\u003c\/em\u003e shines a light into some dark and previously well-hidden corners of colonial history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849982005484,"sku":"9781760632618","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781760632618.jpg?v=1759071663","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/ten-rogues-by-peter-grose-9781760632618","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}