| Journey to Altnagar Contributor(s): Sutherland, W. T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 148021518X ISBN-13: 9781480215184 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $6.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.40 lbs) 130 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a short story of two boys from the Scottish highlands. In 1859 they were caught with a dead pheasant and as a result are charged with poaching. Following a quick trial they and their families are ordered to be transported to Australia. The ship they were travelling in is shipwrecked off the coast of Spain north of Cadiz; the families are rescued and given the chance to settle there. When the two are teenagers they get jobs, one to become a master builder and the other becoming a world famous jewellery designer. Both plan to return to Scotland, one to commission a beautiful mansion and the other to build it. All characters and events in this story are entirely fictitious The house under another name is real W.T. (Bill) Sutherland is a retired jeweller and is also acquainted with the area in Scotland which is the centre of this story. |