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Great Escapes
Book Review
I recommend this book for people who like history and adventures
Great Escapes is a good book. It has lots of stories about how different people from all around the world managed to escape from so many different types of places.
My favourite story was about Dan Cooper because he vanishes into thin air. The book can teach you some amazing tricks. It tells how to hide a map in your shirt. It also teaches us more about slavery and how hard were the life of the slaves.
Many of the escapes happened during World War one and two. All the chapters are their own little stories so you can go to any chapter you want and read whatever you find interesting.
I learnt a lot about history. I recommend this book for people who like history and adventures.
About the Book
From slaves fleeing captivity to wartime heroes and heroines being smuggled across occupied Europe, from dangerous criminals tricking their way out of jail to ordinary people who got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time . . .
Over thirty tales of adventure, inspiration and derring do. As well as famous stories like the Great Escape and Harriet Tubman’s epic 500-mile trek to freedom, this fascinating book includes lesser-known escapes like Yoshie Shiratori, a Japanese fisherman who escaped jail four times, Nadia Murad, who was inspired by her escape to win the Nobel Peace Prize and Henry ‘Box’ Brown, a slave who posted himself to freedom in a wooden crate.
Stunningly illustrated in full-colour by comic-book artist, Jamie Coe.
Author
David Long
David Long is a British author known for his nonfiction books for children and adults, celebrated for making history and real-world topics engaging and accessible. He has written award-winning titles such as 'Survivors', which won the Blue Peter Book Award, along with numerous books on architecture, exploration, and remarkable true stories. His work is distinguished by meticulous research, clear storytelling, and a talent for bringing overlooked historical figures and events to life.
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