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Batavia's Graveyard
Batavia's Graveyard
Written by Mike Dash
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780609807163
Our Price: $15.95
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Batavia's Graveyard
The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny
Written by Mike Dash


Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: May 27, 2003
Price: $15.95

In 1628 the Dutch East India Company loaded the Batavia, the flagship of its fleet, with a king’s ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java; the ship itself was a tangible symbol of the world’s richest and most powerful monopoly.

The company also sent along a... Read more >
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The Dig Tree
The Dig Tree
Written by Sarah Murgatroyd
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780767913126
Our Price: $24.95
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The Dig Tree
A True Story of Bravery, Insanity, and the Race to Discover Australia's Wild Frontier
Written by Sarah Murgatroyd


Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: September 24, 2002
Price: $24.95

The harrowing true story of the Burke and Willis expedition team who took on the Australian wilds 150 years ago--and lost.

They departed Melbourne's Royal Park in the summer of 1860, a misfit party of eighteen amateur explorers cheered on by thousands of well-wishers. Their mission: to chart a course across the... Read more >
Batavia's Graveyard
Batavia's Graveyard
Written by Mike Dash
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781400045105
Our Price: $15.95
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Batavia's Graveyard
The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Meeting
Written by Mike Dash


Format: eBook
On Sale: March 5, 2002
Price: $15.95

From the bestselling author of Tulipomania comes Batavia’s Graveyard, the spellbinding true story of mutiny, shipwreck, murder, and survival.

It was the autumn of 1628, and the Batavia, the Dutch East India Company’s flagship, was loaded with a king’s ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java. The... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
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