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<p>The daring escapes that have captivated our imagination in fiction, television, and movies pale in comparison to the real-life exploits described in Great Escapes and Rescues. From the slave revolt led by Spartacus in the first century B.C.E. to the recent Peruvian Embssy siege, each story in this entertaining and informative resource serves as a tribute to the ingenuity, perseverance, courage, and indomitable will of those who fled or were rescued from dangerous political, religious, or social circumstances. The entries, many of which are illustrated, also include suggestions for further reading. <b>Coverage includes:· The escape of Mohammed, the founder of Islam, from his enemies in 622 A.D.· Jacques Casanova who fled from an "escape-proof" prison in 1755, only to hide out in the house of a local police official who was searching for him· Union prisoners who escaped their Confederate captors when a ventriloquist among them made a corpse "protest" his burial· Members of the Danish underground who smuggled more than 8,000 Jews into Sweden in 1943· The 1973 attempt made by Israeli commandos to free fellow nationals being held hostage in Entebbe, Uganda.<%END%></b></p>

Author

Howard, Roger, 1966-

Publisher

Checkmark Books; Infobase Holdings, Inc.

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780816046034

Subjects

Anthropology, History, Travel