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Birthright: The True Story that Inspired 'Kidnapped'

A. Roger Ekirch

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Description:"Ekirch out-kidnaps Stevenson in this thrilling, thoroughly documented story." —Booklist, starred reviewNo saga of personal hardship so captivated the British public in the eighteenth century as that of James Annesley, the presumptive heir of five aristocratic titles and scion of the mighty house of Annesley. Kidnapped at twelve years of age by his uncle and sold into indentured servitude in America, James would ultimately escape after toiling for twelve years in Delaware, returning to Ireland to bring his blood rival, the Earl of Anglesea, to justice in one of the epic trials of the century.Set against the volatile backdrop of Georgian Ireland, historian A. Roger Ekirch recounts the extraordinary family drama that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel Kidnapped “with dash and clarity” (Kirkus Reviews).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Birthright: The True Story that Inspired 'Kidnapped'. To get started finding Birthright: The True Story that Inspired 'Kidnapped', you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 258

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ISBN: 0393340015

Description: "Ekirch out-kidnaps Stevenson in this thrilling, thoroughly documented story." —Booklist, starred reviewNo saga of personal hardship so captivated the British public in the eighteenth century as that of James Annesley, the presumptive heir of five aristocratic titles and scion of the mighty house of Annesley. Kidnapped at twelve years of age by his uncle and sold into indentured servitude in America, James would ultimately escape after toiling for twelve years in Delaware, returning to Ireland to bring his blood rival, the Earl of Anglesea, to justice in one of the epic trials of the century.Set against the volatile backdrop of Georgian Ireland, historian A. Roger Ekirch recounts the extraordinary family drama that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel Kidnapped “with dash and clarity” (Kirkus Reviews).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Birthright: The True Story that Inspired 'Kidnapped'. To get started finding Birthright: The True Story that Inspired 'Kidnapped', you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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