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The Lost German Slave Girl by John Bailey
Category: Biography Memoir
One spring morning in New Orleans, in 1843, a middle-aged German immigrant was walking through the city's Spanish Quarter when she came across a woman she recognized, a beautiful young German who had disappeared over 20 years before as a young child. Yet the woman in front of her was a slave, with no me ...Show more
The Lost German Slave Girl by John Bailey
Category: Biography
John Bailey, author of the multi-award winning The White Divers of Broome, has brought to life an incredible true story. The Lost German Slave Girl is a tour de force, a work of narrative non-fiction that is a fascinating exploration of slavery and its laws, a brilliant reconstruction of mid-19th Centur ...Show more
The White Divers of Broome: The True Story of a Fatal Experiment by John Bailey
Category: Australian History
The True Story of a Fatal Experiment1912 Broome was as much 'Asian' as 'Australian'. The town thrived on the hugely profitable, but extremely dangerous, pearl shell industry. It was a frontier town where racial tensions simmered. This is a gripping narrative that echoes with many of the same fears and h ...Show more
True Tales from an Expert Fisherman: A Memoir of My Life with Rod and Reel by John Bailey
Category: Sports and Hobbies
In ten hugely entertaining and well-illustrated fishing tales, internationally renowned author, photographer and angler John Bailey recounts some of the best and worst aspects of his worldwide pursuit of fish. Bailey shares his horrifying brushes with espionage and death in the world's most remote and ...Show more