The main outline of the Bounty mutiny is widely known. But it is only when the characters and events are viewed in depth that the classical quality of the saga becomes clear, as is shown in this long, deeply studied account, which has taken the author from Christian's birthplace to the scene of his death on the other side of the world.
This is certainly the fullest, most thoroughly re-searched account of the mutiny to appear in recent years and it makes use of sources which have never before been used by historians. The author travelled many thousands of miles in the course of his researches; the result is an exciting book, lavishly illustrated, full of maps and pictures never before reproduced, including original, phenomenally accurate charts and sketches.
Voted 'Best Book of the Sea' by the Daily Express in 1972, this is a stirring story of conflict, tragedy and retribution.
—from the dust jacket
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