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The mutiny on the HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on April 28, 1789, is one of the great epic stories of history - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons, it comes to life like never before. Departing from the mission of the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and transport them to the West Indies, the Bounty crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they didn't want to leave. Led by Fletcher Christian, most of the crew mutinied shortly after departing Tahiti, setting Captain William Bligh and 18 loyal sailors adrift in a small open boat. In one of the greatest feats of maritime navigation in history, Bligh managed to navigate this small boat 3,618 nautical miles to Timor. Fletcher Christian and the mutineers returned to Tahiti, where most stayed and were later tried for mutiny. But Christian, along with eight fellow mutineers and a few Tahitian men and women, left for an unknown destination, eventually discovering the isolated Pitcairn Island - at that time not even marked on British maps - and settled there. This incredible story is a historical adventure at its finest, covering the mutiny, Bligh's monumental achievement in navigating to safety, and the epic journey of Fletcher Christian and the mutineers from the sensuous paradise of Tahiti to the remote outpost of Pitcairn Island. The descendants of the mutineers still live on Pitcairn, surrounded by a sea of tales and rumors of past sexual offenders and present ramifications. The Mutiny on the Bounty is an extensive, dramatic narrative of intrigue, bravery, and daring, described with the precision of historical detail and the masterful storytelling of Peter FitzSimons.
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- Little Brown Book Group
- Skroutz Book Awards 2025
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- Type
- General History
- Theme
- World History, History of Asia
- Language
- English
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- Soft
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- ISBN-13
- 9781472128973
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