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Beschreibung
Discover the most daring escapes of all time!From slaves fleeing captivity to wartime heroes and heroines being smuggled across occupied Europe, from dangerous criminals tricking their way out of jail to ordinary people who got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Over thirty tales of adventure, inspiration and derring do. As well as famous stories like the Great Escape and Harriet Tubman's epic 500-mile trek to freedom, this fascinating book includes lesser-known escapes like Yoshie Shiratori, a Japanese fisherman who escaped jail four times, Nadia Murad, who was inspired by her escape to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and Henry 'Box' Brown, a slave who posted himself to freedom in a wooden crate. Stunningly illustrated in full color by comic book artist, Jamie Coe.
Discover the most daring escapes of all time!From slaves fleeing captivity to wartime heroes and heroines being smuggled across occupied Europe, from dangerous criminals tricking their way out of jail to ordinary people who got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Over thirty tales of adventure, inspiration and derring do. As well as famous stories like the Great Escape and Harriet Tubman's epic 500-mile trek to freedom, this fascinating book includes lesser-known escapes like Yoshie Shiratori, a Japanese fisherman who escaped jail four times, Nadia Murad, who was inspired by her escape to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and Henry 'Box' Brown, a slave who posted himself to freedom in a wooden crate. Stunningly illustrated in full color by comic book artist, Jamie Coe.
Über den Autor
Writer and historian David Long is the award-winning and bestselling author of the acclaimed Survivors series, Pirates Magnified, We are the Romans, The World's Most Magnificent Machines, Tragedy at Sea, The Story of the London Underground and more than twenty other non-fiction books on a wide range of historical subjects. He is married to Rosy and lives in Suffolk.
Details
Empfohlen (von): 9
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Importe, Spielen & Lernen
Rubrik: Kinder & Jugend
Thema: Spielgeschichten
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9780571382941
ISBN-10: 0571382940
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Long, David
Illustrator: Coe, Jamie
Hersteller: Faber And Faber Ltd.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Abbildungen: colour illustrations
Maße: 286 x 224 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: David Long
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.08.2025
Gewicht: 1,031 kg
Artikel-ID: 133783582