The smuggler's curse / Norman Jorgensen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jorgensen, Norman, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adventure stories, Australian.

Australia--History--19th century--Juvenile fiction.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

Fremantle, Western Australia : Fremantle Press, 2016.

Summary:

Red Read's life takes a surprising - and alarming - turn when his mother sells him to an infamous smuggler plying his trade off the north-west coast of Australia in the closing days of the 19th century. From terrifying encounters with cut-throat pirates to battling the forces of nature in a tropical typhoon, from dining with head-hunting guerrillas to making meals of monkey stew, Red is in for a hair-raising adventure that may cost him his life.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Half Title; The Captain; The Black Dragon; On Board; Below Decks; Customs; Stars and Stripes; Singapore; Chang Pao; The Cargo; Crossed; The Frigate; Battle; Tropical Tempest; Safe Harbour; Gun Smugglers; Surprise Attack; Back In Business; Foraging; Captured; In the Prison Cell; Escape; All Normal; Storm at Sea; Mr Cord; Why was I sold?; Sacrificial Goats; The Pirates; Sumatra; The Village; Major Collingwood; The Black Widow; Revenge; Cutting it Fine; The Lighthouse; The Magistrate; Highway Robbery; Aiding and Abetting; Fremantle; The Esplanade

The StrangerHeading South; Across the Cliffs; The Treasure Trove; Frenchman Bay; Kalgan Creek; Back at the curse; School Days; The End; Acknowledgements; About the Author; Copyright

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 21, 2016).

ISBN:

1-925164-21-7

OCLC:

953633353