Batavia&Apos S Graveyard Mike Dash Weidenfeld Nicolson Αγγλικά Βιβλία History General Issues

When The Dutch East Indiaman Batavia Struck An Uncharted Reef Off New Continent Of Australia On Her Maiden Voyage In 1629 332 Men Women And Children Were Board While Some Headed A Lifeboat To Seek Help 250 Survivors Ended Up Tiny Coral Island Less Than Half Mile Long Band Mutineers Whose Motives Almost Beyond Comprehension Then Started Cold-Blooded Killing Spree Leaving Fewer 80 People Alive Rescue Boat Arrived Three Months Later Batavia\ S Graveyard Tells This Strange Story As Gripping Narrative Structured Around Strong Principal Characters: Francisco Pelsaert Cultivated But Weak-Willed Captain Jeronimus Cornelisz Sinister Apothecary With Terrifying Personal Philosophy Influenced By Rosicrucianism Who Set Himself Ruler Wiebbe Hayes Only Survivor Courage Fight Jeronimus\ Background These Events Including India Company Discovery Is Richly Drawn Σελίδες: 464 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0201 Διαστάσεις: 12 8X12 8Cm