num_pages: 231
description: Escaping from the penal colony in Van Diemen's Land James Porter and nine other convicts hijacked a ship and crossed the 6000 miles of waters to Chile where they enjoyed a year's refuge before recapture. Sian Rees retells their story.
language: English
title: The Ship Thieves: The True Tale Of James Porter, Colonial Pirate
publisher: Aurum