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The Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty (Paperback)
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The Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History
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First published in 1831, this account of a notorious event in the
history of the navy makes extensive use of letters, papers and the
testimony of those involved. Sir John Barrow (1764-1848) was Second
Secretary to the Admiralty, and so had unrivalled access to
official documents. He begins with a chapter detailing the first
visit to Tahiti by Captain Cook. The mutiny, Bligh's 4,000-mile
voyage in an open boat, the capture and court martial of some of
the mutineers and the fate of the remainder who settled on Pitcairn
Island are described with clarity and even-handedness. Whilst
acknowledging that Bligh was 'a man of coarse habits' with
'mistaken notions with regard to discipline', Barrow is unequivocal
that the episode 'ought to operate as a warning ... to our brave
seamen, not to be led astray ... either by order or persuasion of
some hot-brained, thoughtless, or designing person'.
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