Captain Bligh & Mr. Christian : the men and the mutiny /
Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian
Richard Hough.
- [1st ed.].
- 320 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-314).
'I am in hell' -- 'A fatal turn to the affair' -- 'A great man for the women' -- 'Songs were made on him extolling his kindness' -- 'The paradise of the world' -- Prelude to mutiny -- 'The eyes of famine' -- 'The great rock' -- Pandora's box -- Pitcairn Island: 'humanising the rude savages' -- 'The worst of serpents' -- 'A crime of so black a nature'.
An in-depth look at what is perhaps the most infamous and publicized mutiny of all time, which occurred in 1789 aboard the H.M.S. Bounty.