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The Bounty

Caroline Alexander

Was Captain Bligh the sadistic tyrant of legend, or was the story of the Bounty mutiny and its trials told unfairly?

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Author
Caroline Alexander

Why read it

  • You will question the legend of Bligh as a brutal flogger, since he had hoped to sail the whole voyage without one flogging
  • You will learn how a reputation hardens, as cruel charges left unchecked in print became the accepted picture of a man
  • You will understand why duty weighed so heavily in the navy of that age, binding admiral and common seaman alike

Who it is for

  • A sea history reader who doubts the Bligh of the films
  • Someone curious how a villain's reputation gets built
  • A student of courts martial and naval discipline

Contents

  1. PRELUDE
  2. PANDORA
  3. BOUNTY
  4. VOYAGE OUT
  5. TAHITI
  6. MUTINY
  7. RETURN
  8. PORTSMOUTH
  9. COURT-MARTIAL
  10. DEFENSE
  11. SENTENCE
  12. JUDGMENT
  13. LATITUDE 25° S, LONGITUDE 130° W
  14. HOME IS THE SAILOR
  15. A NOTE ON SOURCES
  16. PRELUDE
  17. PANDORA
  18. BOUNTY
  19. VOYAGE OUT
  20. TAHITI
  21. MUTINY
  22. RETURN
  23. PORTSMOUTH
  24. COURT-MARTIAL
  25. DEFENSE
  26. SENTENCE
  27. JUDGMENT
  28. LATITUDE 25° S, LONGITUDE 130° W
  29. HOME IS THE SAILOR
  30. SELECT BI BLIOGRAPHY
  31. MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS

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