LEADER 05544nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910451571603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8147-2851-0 010 $a81-472-7832-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000488623 035 $a(EBL)865447 035 $a(OCoLC)779828078 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000185875 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11182454 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000185875 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10230758 035 $a(PQKB)11685781 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865447 035 $a(OCoLC)646787416 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10831 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL865447 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10268995 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000488623 100 $a20050920d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aJohn Devoy's Catalpa expedition$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Philip Fennell and Marie King 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (238 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-2774-3 311 $a0-8147-2748-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-217) and index. 327 $aContents; Foreword by Martin Kevin Cusack; Introduction by Terry Golway; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Editors' Prologue; Editors' Note; Cruise of a New Bedford Whaler That Brought Humiliation to England-Irish Skill and Yankee Grit Combined-Six Irish Military Prisoners Taken from an English Prison in Western Australia by The Clan-na-Gael-How and Why the Work Was Done; Seven Thousand Men Knew of the Expedition, but There Was No Traitor-Discussed from Maine To California-Yet the Blow Fell on England Like a Bolt from the Blue-How the Work Was Started-The Committee in Charge 327 $aJohn Mitchel Knew of the Project and Helped to Raise Funds-A Characteristic LetterOfficial Report of the Work Done Presented to a Convention in 1876-The Arduous Work of Raising the Money-How John Boyle O'Reilly Got a United States Naval Engineer to Inspect the Vessel; [No heading in the original account. The chapter describes the final preparations and departure of the Catalpa.]; How John J. Breslin and Thomas Desmond of San Francisco Were Selected to Do the Work-An Appointment by James Stephens 327 $aAuspicious Beginning of the Expedition by Captain Anthony Succoring a Ship in Distress-Caught Whale in the North Atlantic-John Breslin's Official Report of the Enterprise-Anxiously Waiting for Ship's ArrivalJohn J. Breslin's Graphic Account of the Escape of the Six Prisoners, the Dash for the Boat, the Long and Weary Pull for the Ship, the Arrival on Board in the Nick of Time, and the Sharp Parley With the "Georgette"-The Victory Won 327 $aBreslin's Difficulties with the Men on the Homeward Voyage-Complained of Food and Treatment and Were Discontented-Demanded to Be Put Ashore and Forced a Change in the Plans-Arrived in New YorkUnexpected Arrival of the Vessel in New York Creates Many Difficulties-Factional Attempt to "Capture" The Men from the Committee Foiled by Patrick Lennon's Quiet Threat to Use Force-Work of Providing for the Soldiers; Work of Raising Funds for the Rescued Men and the Winding Up of the Expedition-The Slander-Monger at Work-Financial Statement of the Enterprise 327 $aThe Expedition Wound Up After Many Difficulties-John King's Narrative of His Part in the Work-The Fenians in Australia Had a Rescue Project of Their Own-Meeting with Breslin-How He Ran the QuarantineJohn King Continues His Narrative of His Personal Part in the Enterprise-Meeting with the Two Men Sent From the Other Side of the Atlantic on the Same Errand-The Two Parties Arrange to Cooperate; Conclusion of John King's Narrative of His Share in the Splendid Work-The Severe Ordeal in the Open Boat and the Race for the Ship Facing British Guns-Safe in the Land of the Free; Editors' Epilogue 327 $aAppendix A: Letters from James Wilson 330 $aThe story of John Devoy's 1876 Catalpa rescue is a tale of heroism, creativity, and the triumph of independent spirit in pursuit of freedom. The daily log on board the whaling ship Catalpa begins with the typical recount of a crew intact and a spirit unfettered, but such quiet words deceive the truth of the audacious enterprise that came to be known as one of the most important rescues in Irish American history. John Devoy's men rescued six Irish political prisoners from the Australian coast, allowing millions of fellow Irishmen and American-Fenians, many of whom secretly financed the dangerou 606 $aIrish$zAustralia$zFremantle (W.A.)$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aEscapes$zAustralia$zFremantle (W.A.)$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aPolitical prisoners$zAustralia$zFremantle (W.A.) 606 $aPenal colonies$zAustralia$zFremantle (W.A.) 606 $aFenians 607 $aFremantle (W.A.)$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aIrish$xHistory 615 0$aEscapes$xHistory 615 0$aPolitical prisoners 615 0$aPenal colonies 615 0$aFenians. 676 $a994.1/1 700 $aDevoy$b John$f1842-1928.$01030732 701 $aFennell$b Philip$01030733 701 $aKing$b Marie$f1948-$01030734 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451571603321 996 $aJohn Devoy's Catalpa expedition$92447789 997 $aUNINA