A Voyage to the South Sea, for the Purpose of Conveying the Bread-fruit Tree to the West Indies

In His Majesty's Ship the Bounty, Commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh

By:

William Bligh

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration

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During the voyage of HMS Bounty from Tahiti to bring the breadfruit plant to the West Indies, Fletcher Christian led what became the most infamous mutiny in seafaring history. Perhaps better known today through Hollywood depictions, the story of the events surrounding the date of 28 April 1789 is told here by William Bligh (1754–1817), the ship's commander. This reissue includes as an appendix Bligh's first narrative of the mutiny, published in haste in 1790 with the intention of following it with a separate account of the events leading up to the mutiny. The main text comprises the revised, fuller version he published instead in 1792, citing 'the manifest convenience' of having everything in one continuous narrative. The reasons behind the mutiny remain to this day a subject of debate. Undeniable, however, is that Bligh's is a remarkable tale of seamanship and survival.

Release date Australia

March 28th, 2013

Author

William Bligh

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

4 Maps; 4 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

408

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration

Dimensions

210x297x21

ISBN-13

9781108057714

Product ID

20778555

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