A Voyage to the South Sea, for the Purpose of Conveying the Bread-fruit Tree to the West Indies - In His Majesty's Ship the Bounty, Commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh (Paperback)

During the voyage of HMS Bounty from Tahiti to bring the breadfruit plant to the West Indies, Fletcher Christian led what became the most infamous mutiny in seafaring history. Perhaps better known today through Hollywood depictions, the story of the events surrounding the date of 28 April 1789 is told here by William Bligh (1754-1817), the ship's commander. This reissue includes as an appendix Bligh's first narrative of the mutiny, published in haste in 1790 with the intention of following it with a separate account of the events leading up to the mutiny. The main text comprises the revised, fuller version he published instead in 1792, citing 'the manifest convenience' of having everything in one continuous narrative. The reasons behind the mutiny remain to this day a subject of debate. Undeniable, however, is that Bligh's is a remarkable tale of seamanship and survival.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	March 2013
Authors:	William Bligh
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	408
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-05771-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Expeditions Books > Travel > Travel writing > Expeditions
LSN:	1-108-05771-3
Barcode:	9781108057714

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