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Account of the Mutiny on H M S "Bounty": Addressed to Sir Joseph Banks by William Bligh
Category: Exploration
The mutiny on the Bounty, William Bligh told his patron Sir Joseph Banks, was 'one of the most atrocious and consummate acts of piracy ever committed'. The mutiny is perhaps the most famous in naval history, but its sequel, 'a voyage of the most extraordinary nature that ever happened in the world', is ...Show more
Account of the Rebellion of the New South Wales Corps by William Bligh; Viscount Robert Stewart Castlereagh (As told to); Joseph Banks (As told to)
Category: History
The arrest of Governor William Bligh by officers of the New South Wales Corps in January 1808 was one of the most extraordinary events in Australia's early history. Confined to Government House by the rebels, Bligh was unable to get word of his arrest to England for three months, until one of his suppor ...Show more
Mutiny on Board HMS Bounty by William Bligh
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Adlard Coles Maritime Classics
On 28th April 1789 a small and unremarkable merchant vessel became one of the most famous ships in maritime history. HMS Bounty was under the command of 34-year-old Lieutenant William Bligh, an inexperienced commander who lacked the respect of a crew attracted to the promise of an easy life in a Tahitia ...Show more
The Voyage of H M S Bounty - The True Story of an 18th Century Voyage of Exploration and Mutiny by William Bligh
Category: History
A timeless story of the Royal Navy The story of Captain Bligh, the quest for breadfruit and the mutiny is perhaps one of the most famous concerning the Royal Navy in the great days of sail. Much of this can be attributed to the several motion pictures made of the story. Predictably, fact was far from fi ...Show more
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