The Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty

By:

John Barrow

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History

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First published in 1831, this account of a notorious event in the history of the navy makes extensive use of letters, papers and the testimony of those involved. Sir John Barrow (1764–1848) was Second Secretary to the Admiralty, and so had unrivalled access to official documents. He begins with a chapter detailing the first visit to Tahiti by Captain Cook. The mutiny, Bligh's 4,000-mile voyage in an open boat, the capture and court martial of some of the mutineers and the fate of the remainder who settled on Pitcairn Island are described with clarity and even-handedness. Whilst acknowledging that Bligh was 'a man of coarse habits' with 'mistaken notions with regard to discipline', Barrow is unequivocal that the episode 'ought to operate as a warning … to our brave seamen, not to be led astray … either by order or persuasion of some hot-brained, thoughtless, or designing person'.

Release date NZ

December 8th, 2011

Author

John Barrow

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

5 Plates, black and white; 3 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

416

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History

Dimensions

140x216x24

ISBN-13

9781108031417

Product ID

18346644

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