Mutiny on the Bounty

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    By William Bligh

    $7.46 $9.95

    Publication Date: 24th March 2010

    Cast out from their ship by Fletcher Christian and his rebel band, William Bligh and eighteen seamen were forced to journey thousands of miles to the nearest port in a small open boat, with inadequate supplies and without a compass or charts. This time-honored classic, written in 1790, is Bligh's personal account of an extraordinary feat of seamanship, in which he used a sextant, a pocket watch, and his own iron will to direct an ill-equipped vessel and crew to safety across nearly 4,000 miles of rolling sea.
    Bligh's memoir also recounts the events of a routine voyage of scientific ex... Read More
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    Cast out from their ship by Fletcher Christian and his rebel band, William Bligh and eighteen seamen were forced to journey thousands of miles to the nearest port in a small open boat, with inadequate supplies and without a compass or charts. This time-honored classic, written in 1790, is Bligh's personal account of an extraordinary feat of seamanship, in which he used a sextant, a pocket watch, and his own iron will to direct an ill-equipped vessel and crew to safety across nearly 4,000 miles of rolling sea.
    Bligh's memoir also recounts the events of a routine voyage of scientific ex... Read More
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    Cast out from their ship by Fletcher Christian and his rebel band, William Bligh and eighteen seamen were forced to journey thousands of miles to the nearest port in a small open boat, with inadequate supplies and without a compass or charts. This time-honored classic, written in 1790, is Bligh's personal account of an extraordinary feat of seamanship, in which he used a sextant, a pocket watch, and his own iron will to direct an ill-equipped vessel and crew to safety across nearly 4,000 miles of rolling sea.
    Bligh's memoir also recounts the events of a routine voyage of scientific exploration to Tahiti that achieved legendary status when it erupted into the world's most famous mutiny. The captain's narrative offers a marked contrast to the familiar tale of film and fiction. Anyone who thrilled to the Bounty movies, along with all lovers of maritime adventure, will be captivated by this story of daring and perseverance.

    Reprint of The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H M.S. Bounty, J. Murray, London, 1831.
    Details
    • Price: $7.46 $9.95
    • Pages: 224
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Dover Publications
    • Series: Dover Literature: Nonfiction
    • Publication Date: 24th March 2010
    • Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5 in
    • ISBN: 9780486472577
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      HISTORY / Military / Naval
    Author Bio
    Born in Plymouth, England, in 1754, William Bligh joined the Royal Navy at a tender age and at 16 started his career as an able seaman. He is best known as the commander of the HMS Bounty, seized by mutineers in 1789 — and for his vivid account of his desperate struggle for survival.
    Table of Contents
    Author's Advertisement
    I. Plan of The Expedition--Outfit, and Occurences to the Time of Leaving England--Description of the Bread-fruit
    II. Departure from England--Arrival at Teneriffe--Sail from Thence--Arrival Off Cape Horn--Severity of the Weather--Oblidged to Bear Away for the Cape of Good Hope
    III. Passage Towards the Cape of Good Hope, and Search After Tristan da Cunha--Arrival at False Bay--Occurrences There--Reports Concerning the Grosvenor's People--Departure from the Cape
    IV. Passage Towards Van Diemen's Land--Make the Island of St. Paul--Arrival in Adventure Bay--Natives Seen--Sail from Van Diemen's Land
    V. Rocky Islands Discovered--See the Island Maitea, and Arrive at Otaheite--Ship Crowded by the Natives
    VI. Account of an English Ship Lately Sailed from Otaheite--Death of Omai--Captain Cook's Picture Sent on Board--Otoo Visits the Ship--His Visit Returned--Natives Well Disposed Towards Us--Account of the Cattle Left by Captain Cook--Bread-fruit Plants Promised--Visit to the Earee Rahie--Presents Made to the Arreoys
    VII. A Theft Committed--Deception of the Painted Head--Conversation With a Priest--A Wrestling Match--Reports of the Natives Concerning Other Isalnds--Some Account of Omai
    VIII. Expedition to Tettaha After a Heifer--Extraordinary Domestic Arrangements--Tinah's Mother Visits the Ship--A Sheep Brought from Ulietea--Heavy Storm--Death of the Surgeon--Taowne and Toahroah Harbours Examined
    IX. A Walk Into the Country--The Peeah Roah--Prevailed On, by the Kindness of the Chiefs, to Deter Our Departure--Braed-fruit Plants Collected--Move the Ship to Toahroah Harbour--Fishing--Three of the Ship's Company Desert--Indiscretion of Our People on Shore--Instances of Jealousy--Mourning--Bull Brought to Oparre by a Prophet--The Deserters Recovered--Tinah Proposes to Visit England
    X. The Ship's Cable Cut in the Night--Coolness with the Chiefs on That Account--Visit to an Old Lady--Disturbance at a Heiva--Tinah's Hospitality--A Thief Taken, and Punished--Preparations for Sailing
    XI. Arrival of an Arreoy Woman from Tethuroa--A Present Delivered by Tinah for His Majesty--Other Occurrences to the Time of the Ship's Departure from Otaheite
    XII. At the Island Huaheine--A Friend of Omai Visits the Ship--Leave the Society Islands--A Water-spout--The Island Whytootackee Discovered--Anchor in Annamooka Road--Our Parties on Shore Robbed by the Natives--Sail from Annamooka--The Chiefs Detained on Board--Part Friendly
    XIII. A Mutiny in the Ship
    XIV. Proceed in the Launch to the Island Tofoa--Difficulty in Obtaining Supplies There--Treacherous Attack of the Natives--Escape to See, and Bear Away for New Holland
    XV. Passage Towards New Holland--Islands Discovered in Our Route--Our Great Distresses--See the Reefs of New Holland, and Find a Passage Through Them
    XVI. Progress to the Northward, Along the Coast of New Holland--Land on Different Islands, in Search of Supplies
    XVII. Passage from New Hollnad to the Island Timor--Arrive at Coupang--Reception There
    XVIII. At Coupang
    XIX. From Timor to Batavia
    XX. Occurrences at Batavia, and Passage Thence to England
    Illustrations
    Route of the Bounty
    Plan and Section of Bounty
    Cast out from their ship by Fletcher Christian and his rebel band, William Bligh and eighteen seamen were forced to journey thousands of miles to the nearest port in a small open boat, with inadequate supplies and without a compass or charts. This time-honored classic, written in 1790, is Bligh's personal account of an extraordinary feat of seamanship, in which he used a sextant, a pocket watch, and his own iron will to direct an ill-equipped vessel and crew to safety across nearly 4,000 miles of rolling sea.
    Bligh's memoir also recounts the events of a routine voyage of scientific exploration to Tahiti that achieved legendary status when it erupted into the world's most famous mutiny. The captain's narrative offers a marked contrast to the familiar tale of film and fiction. Anyone who thrilled to the Bounty movies, along with all lovers of maritime adventure, will be captivated by this story of daring and perseverance.

    Reprint of The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H M.S. Bounty, J. Murray, London, 1831.
    • Price: $7.46 $9.95
    • Pages: 224
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Dover Publications
    • Series: Dover Literature: Nonfiction
    • Publication Date: 24th March 2010
    • Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5 in
    • ISBN: 9780486472577
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      HISTORY / Military / Naval
    Born in Plymouth, England, in 1754, William Bligh joined the Royal Navy at a tender age and at 16 started his career as an able seaman. He is best known as the commander of the HMS Bounty, seized by mutineers in 1789 — and for his vivid account of his desperate struggle for survival.
    Author's Advertisement
    I. Plan of The Expedition--Outfit, and Occurences to the Time of Leaving England--Description of the Bread-fruit
    II. Departure from England--Arrival at Teneriffe--Sail from Thence--Arrival Off Cape Horn--Severity of the Weather--Oblidged to Bear Away for the Cape of Good Hope
    III. Passage Towards the Cape of Good Hope, and Search After Tristan da Cunha--Arrival at False Bay--Occurrences There--Reports Concerning the Grosvenor's People--Departure from the Cape
    IV. Passage Towards Van Diemen's Land--Make the Island of St. Paul--Arrival in Adventure Bay--Natives Seen--Sail from Van Diemen's Land
    V. Rocky Islands Discovered--See the Island Maitea, and Arrive at Otaheite--Ship Crowded by the Natives
    VI. Account of an English Ship Lately Sailed from Otaheite--Death of Omai--Captain Cook's Picture Sent on Board--Otoo Visits the Ship--His Visit Returned--Natives Well Disposed Towards Us--Account of the Cattle Left by Captain Cook--Bread-fruit Plants Promised--Visit to the Earee Rahie--Presents Made to the Arreoys
    VII. A Theft Committed--Deception of the Painted Head--Conversation With a Priest--A Wrestling Match--Reports of the Natives Concerning Other Isalnds--Some Account of Omai
    VIII. Expedition to Tettaha After a Heifer--Extraordinary Domestic Arrangements--Tinah's Mother Visits the Ship--A Sheep Brought from Ulietea--Heavy Storm--Death of the Surgeon--Taowne and Toahroah Harbours Examined
    IX. A Walk Into the Country--The Peeah Roah--Prevailed On, by the Kindness of the Chiefs, to Deter Our Departure--Braed-fruit Plants Collected--Move the Ship to Toahroah Harbour--Fishing--Three of the Ship's Company Desert--Indiscretion of Our People on Shore--Instances of Jealousy--Mourning--Bull Brought to Oparre by a Prophet--The Deserters Recovered--Tinah Proposes to Visit England
    X. The Ship's Cable Cut in the Night--Coolness with the Chiefs on That Account--Visit to an Old Lady--Disturbance at a Heiva--Tinah's Hospitality--A Thief Taken, and Punished--Preparations for Sailing
    XI. Arrival of an Arreoy Woman from Tethuroa--A Present Delivered by Tinah for His Majesty--Other Occurrences to the Time of the Ship's Departure from Otaheite
    XII. At the Island Huaheine--A Friend of Omai Visits the Ship--Leave the Society Islands--A Water-spout--The Island Whytootackee Discovered--Anchor in Annamooka Road--Our Parties on Shore Robbed by the Natives--Sail from Annamooka--The Chiefs Detained on Board--Part Friendly
    XIII. A Mutiny in the Ship
    XIV. Proceed in the Launch to the Island Tofoa--Difficulty in Obtaining Supplies There--Treacherous Attack of the Natives--Escape to See, and Bear Away for New Holland
    XV. Passage Towards New Holland--Islands Discovered in Our Route--Our Great Distresses--See the Reefs of New Holland, and Find a Passage Through Them
    XVI. Progress to the Northward, Along the Coast of New Holland--Land on Different Islands, in Search of Supplies
    XVII. Passage from New Hollnad to the Island Timor--Arrive at Coupang--Reception There
    XVIII. At Coupang
    XIX. From Timor to Batavia
    XX. Occurrences at Batavia, and Passage Thence to England
    Illustrations
    Route of the Bounty
    Plan and Section of Bounty