This book is part of a book series called True Adventures Stories .

There are 421 pages in this book. This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 2007 by Usborne Books .

Paul Dowswell trained as a historian and teacher. He is now a freelance writer and editor. Fergus Fleming is the author of the best-selling Barrow's Boys (Granta), a rip-roaring account of the British expeditions sent out by second secretary to the Admiralty John Barrow during the first half of the 19th century.