The Resource The sawdust house, David Whish-Wilson
The sawdust house, David Whish-Wilson
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Resource Information
The item The sawdust house, David Whish-Wilson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- San Francisco, 1856. Irish-born James 'Yankee' Sullivan is being held in jail by the Committee of Vigilance, which aims to rout the Australian criminals from the town. As Sullivan's mistress seeks his release and as his fellow prisoners are taken away to be hanged, the convict tells a story of triumph and tragedy, of his daring escape from penal servitude in Australia; how he became America's most celebrated boxer; and how he met the true love of his life
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The sawdust house
- Title
- The sawdust house
- Statement of responsibility
- David Whish-Wilson
- Subject
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- Biographical fiction
- Boxers (Sports) -- Fiction
- Escapes -- Fiction
- Ex-convicts -- United States -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Irish -- California -- Fiction
- Prisoners -- Australia -- Fiction
- Australian fiction
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856 -- Fiction
- Sullivan, James, 1813-1856 -- Fiction
- Prisoners -- California -- Fiction
- Australians -- California -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- San Francisco, 1856. Irish-born James 'Yankee' Sullivan is being held in jail by the Committee of Vigilance, which aims to rout the Australian criminals from the town. As Sullivan's mistress seeks his release and as his fellow prisoners are taken away to be hanged, the convict tells a story of triumph and tragedy, of his daring escape from penal servitude in Australia; how he became America's most celebrated boxer; and how he met the true love of his life
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- QBOO
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Whish-Wilson, David
- Dewey number
- A823.4
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sullivan, James
- San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856
- Boxers (Sports)
- Irish
- Australians
- Escapes
- Ex-convicts
- Prisoners
- Prisoners
- San Francisco (Calif.)
- Australian fiction
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The sawdust house, David Whish-Wilson
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- 25672033
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 301 pages
- Isbn
- 9781760990374
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- jb2022010653
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- The sawdust house, David Whish-Wilson
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- 25672033
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 301 pages
- Isbn
- 9781760990374
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- jb2022010653
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
Subject
- Biographical fiction
- Boxers (Sports) -- Fiction
- Escapes -- Fiction
- Ex-convicts -- United States -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Irish -- California -- Fiction
- Prisoners -- Australia -- Fiction
- Australian fiction
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856 -- Fiction
- Sullivan, James, 1813-1856 -- Fiction
- Prisoners -- California -- Fiction
- Australians -- California -- Fiction
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