{"product_id":"9780987144751","title":"Escape the Hangman","description":"\u003cp\u003eA young lieutenant Abbott Bragg, dismissed from the King's army for an indiscretion with his commanding officer's wife, comnmits a minor crime leading to his transportation to Van Dieman's Land. Here he meets fellow prisoner, 'French Frank', also enjoying the hospitality of the King, and Nathina, a young Aboriginal woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing a creative and daring escape, Abbott and French Frank become bushrangers. Posing as innkeepers they indulge in honest highway robbery, all the while cheating the hangman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Nathina is taken to London as a 'live exhibit' in the name of nineteenth-century science, which included dark tales of preserved Aboriginal heads sent to the British Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a rollicking tale of violence, adventure and love in its many forms. It is populated with a rich cast of characters as might be expected in a remote outpost where almost everyone is escaping from something.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Port Campbell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49782593356016,"sku":"9780987144751","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780987144751","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}