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Mr Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power and Theatre on the Bounty

Greg Dening

Why did a captain who flogged relatively few sailors become a symbol of tyranny? Follow the Bounty through shipboard authority, Tahiti, Pitcairn and the performances that shaped its memory.

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7 parts, about 28 minutes to read.

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Author
Greg Dening
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7 parts
Reading time
about 28 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. Prologue: An Unfinished Past2 min
  2. Act One: The Ship10 min
  3. Entr'acte: Sharks That Walk on the Land2 min
  4. Act Two: The Beach7 min
  5. Entr’acte: Ralph Wewitzer, the First Captain Bligh1 min
  6. Act Three: The Island5 min
  7. Epilogue1 min

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