WILDFLOWER THE BARBARA CRAWFORD THOMPSON STORY REVISED

Friday, March 16, 2012

BARBARA THOMPSON OF SHIPWRECK AND CASTAWAY FAME

For an enjoyable read [if you like anecdotes and bush poetry from down under] see the Author's Blog "Australian Bush Ballads from Down Under" just Google the title and away you go.Also, check out the "Warren Register of Colonial Tall Ships if you like tales of the sea.

Wildflower: The Barbara Crawford Thompson Story

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THIS IS ONE BOOK YOU WILL NEVER FORGET, HER TALE READS LIKE A FICTION BUT AS SOMEONE ONCE SAID, FACT CAN BE MUCH STRANGER THAN ANY FICTION!

Barbara Thompson[nee Crawford] has been an enigma in Australian Colonial history due to the limited amount of information surrounding her mysterious stranding with wild natives at Cape York Australia. Her story was first told by three scientists who were aboard the ship HMS "Rattlesnake" that rescued her in October 1849, five years after she was shipwrecked on Prince of Wales [East] Island [Nurapai Island] in November 1844. She has long been called Mrs Barbara Thompson but was in fact never married to the man she called "husband". Her life story from birth to death [certified] is told in the new and magnificent history, Wildflower" The Barbara Crawford Thompson Story. The book is available in both hardcover and paperback. Buy this wonderful [now solved] "History Mystery" direct from the Author on ray.j.warren@hotmail.com. Payment can be made via PayPal and an invoice will be sent the moment you order. The book can be signed as you wish with delivery to the UK and Europe taking about 8 days. Look on this Blog to compare paperback and Hardcover bindings.

Monday, January 23, 2012

RAY MEARS GOES WALKABOUT STILL SHINING FOR "WILDFLOWER"

The Ray Mears Goes Walkabout Show is still letting the British [and other] public know about the Barbara Crawford Thompson Story. This wonderful true history came to fruition in June 2008 when The popular BBC program aired the four part series Ray Mears Goes Walkabout.The book"Wildflower" The Barbara Crawford Thompson Story is the first work to unravel the heroine's mysteriously and suspiciously "hidden" history, one that has baffled researchers and writers for over 160 years.

Repeats of the the Mears program has kept the book to the fore and now that the final revised edition is due for release on February 26th 2012, orders are coming in thick and fast.

A special 500 copy hardcover edition has been arranged and these will be signed and owners noted by the Author. Please contact direct on ray.j.warren@hotmail.com

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

WILDFLOWER AND THE FEBRUARY HOODOO

Wildflower The Barbara Crawford Thompson Story appears to have a February Hoodoo. In an attempt to break what appears to be a supernatural preference, the Author tried valiantly to have the book's final revised edition on the stands by October 16th 2011 but printing and editing managed to slow the edition down. The Author then expected to have the edition out by Christmas 2011 but it appears that the hoodoo had again made Christmas a "no go" and with the printer now in the final stages [print run 10 days and delivery 18 days] it surely appears that February will be the delivery date for those who have already ordered the final edition. The first edition was printed in February 2003 and the second edition was meant for October 16th 2007 but was not released until February 2008. Hopefully all future print runs will be allowed to occur when needed. The book has been printed in both hardcover and paperback and is now in 9 point font with 268 pages. This story is one you will not easily forget as it covers the true life drama of a 12-year-old girl who was taken away from her home in Sydney and was not found until almost seven years later. She was rescued from an island inhabited by head hunters by Captain Owen Stanley in October 1849. The story cover all aspects of her life, including the disappearance of her two older sisters at the same time as Barbara went missing. It is a tale that will entrance you with the dramatic events that continued to unfold for this young waif from the moment her family boarded ship bound for Australia in 1837.
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Friday, October 23, 2009

BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS?

No, just the one book you would love to read but have not found yet; well here it is; Shipwreck and castaway, headhunting natives, murder and mayhem, child abduction and official cover-ups all stashed in the one incredible true life ordeal.

This is the story of Barbara Crawford Thompson, a thirteen-year-old Scottish girl, cast away among some of the most fierce headhunters on earth. Read her story and find the hidden "history mystery" that has been withheld from the public eye for 160 years.
Contact the Author now on: ray.j.warren@hotmail.com and purchase your signed copy of this wonderful book on a true Scottish/Australian heroine.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Ray Mears Goes Walkabout show featuring "Wildflower" Barbara Thompson now on Foxtel

The Ray Mears Goes Walkabout Show is now being shown on Foxtel, episode 3 features the Barbara Crawford Thompson Story for those who have not seen the four part show. The finding of Barbara Thompson on October 16th 1849 has long been a mystery in Colonial history. TO PURCHASE THE BOOK, CONTACT THE AUTHOR ON, ray.j.warren@hotmail.com Look for the special offers on this Blog for June 2012 showing of Ray Mears goes Walkabout on DAVE TV.
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WELCOME TO ALL WHO LOVE SHIPWRECK AND CASTAWAY DRAMA

As Author of the Book "Wildflower" The Barbara Crawford Thompson Story, I would like to welcome all who love true life drama from the historic past.

Barbara Crawford was almost 12 years old when she left her home in March 1843, to work as a domestic servant near the harsh Brisbane Penal Colony at Moreton Bay.

Unknown to her, the man who hired her, wanted her as a domestic of a different kind and soon she was living the life of a housewife.

For almost two years she was hidden away in bushland until financial greed got the better of her man and she was taken away to sea in an attempt to salvage whale oil from the wreck of a whaling ship.

The little cutter they sailed in was wrecked near the tip of Cape York Australia and Barbara was destined to live among a tribe of cannibalistic headhunters for the next five traumatic years.

Barbara Crawford became Gioma, a girl of the Kaurarega tribe of Murralagh Island. When found by Captain Owen Stanley and the officers and men of the British Survey ship, HMS "Rattlesnake" in October 1849, Barbara was almost totally tribalized and had been taken as wife by one of the warriors of the tribe.

Read all about this amazing girl and her even more amazingly dramatic life in the book "Wildflower" The Barbara Crawford Thompson Story. Order now from the Author direct. Delivery is 8 days from Australia to the UK or Europe and postage is free.

The cost per paperback copy [250 pages in 10 point font] is $39.95 Australian and can be paid via Pay Pal.

ATTENTION: A special discount offer is in place for those who already own the second edition, please inquire direct to the Author. The Author would also like to announce that the final revised edition will have a special limited edition in hardcover [with dust jacket] priced at $69.95, all books are signed by the Author, plastic wrapped and delivered direct to you in a folded Manilla envelope.

"Wildflower" The Barbara Crawford Thompson Story

The Barbara Crawford Thompson Story had long been puzzled over until in 1987, when the Author of the above named book began his research into her very strange "History Mystery". Twenty three years later with his work complete, Raymond J Warren of Brisbane in Queensland, can finally sit back and take a well earned rest. Barbara Crawford Thompson's story can now be told in its entirety.

So much new material has been added to her tale of survival that it has changed its whole context. The original reports were something that have been followed religiously by writers for 160 years. But now, Barbara Crawford and her family may finally have their day in the sun and Barbara should at last get the historic recognition that she so justly deserves. Perhaps now, the Australian history machine may place a headstone on her grave, a plaque at Cape York and perhaps also on Prince of Wales Island so that her service to the intelligence of the Cape York and Torres Strait region can be honored.

For anyone wishing to purchase the above named book, please deal direct with the Author by email on ray.j.warren@hotmail.com. Delivery to the UK is approximately 8 days and each copy will be personally signed upon request.