The sawdust house, David Whish-Wilson
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The sawdust house, David Whish-Wilson
Language
eng
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
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Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The sawdust house
Responsibility statement
David Whish-Wilson
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
Target audience
adult
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Subject
- Escapes -- Fiction
- Boxers (Sports) -- Fiction
- Prisoners -- California -- Fiction
- Ex-convicts -- United States -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856 -- Fiction
- Sullivan, James, 1813-1856 -- Fiction
- Prisoners -- Australia -- Fiction
- Australians -- California -- Fiction
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Australian fiction
- Irish -- California -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
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Incoming Resources
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Creator1
- Genre2
- Subject13
- Escapes -- Fiction
- Boxers (Sports) -- Fiction
- Prisoners -- California -- Fiction
- Ex-convicts -- United States -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856 -- Fiction
- Sullivan, James, 1813-1856 -- Fiction
- Prisoners -- Australia -- Fiction
- Australians -- California -- Fiction
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Australian fiction
- Irish -- California -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Content1
- Author1