Hell's gates: the terrible journey of Alexander Pearce, Van Diemen's Land Cannibal

Paul Collins
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This title relates the terrible journey of Alexander Pearce, cannibal from Van Dieman's Land. Pearce and seven other convicts escaped from the prison settlement of Sarah Island in Macquarie Harbour, and nine weeks later he was the sole survivor. On the way, five of his companions had been killed and eaten by their fellows.
Genres: HistoryNonfictionAustraliaTrue CrimeBiographyTasmania
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