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Escape (Usborne True Stories)

✍ Scribed by Dowswell, Paul

Book ID: 108232739
Publisher: Usborne Publishing
Tongue: English
Weight: 3 MB
Category: Fiction
ISBN-13: 9781409555230

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✦ Synopsis

Eight thrilling true stories of daring escapes.
- Contains tales of breakouts from infamous institutions such as Alcatraz and Devil's Island, and the risks the prisoners faced afterwards, including savage dogs, armed guards and shark-infested waters.
  - Gripping and engaging for readers who prefer real life to fiction.

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