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Author Alexander, Caroline, 1956-

Title The Bounty : the true story of the mutiny on the Bounty / Caroline Alexander.

Imprint New York : Penguin Books, 2004.

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 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  996.18 ALEXANDER    Check Shelf
Description 491 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm
Original Version Reprint: Originally published: New York : Viking, 2003.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Chronicles the events surrounding the mutiny aboard His Majesty's armed transport Bounty on April 28, 1789, using details from the wills, diaries, and correspondence of figures not directly connected to the events to uncover the true story behind the mutiny.
Contents Prelude -- Pandora -- Bounty -- Voyage out -- Tahiti -- Mutiny -- Return -- Portsmouth -- Court-martial -- Defense -- Sentence -- Judgment -- Latitude 25° S, Longitude 130° W -- Home is the sailor.
Subject Bligh, William, 1754-1817 -- Travel -- Oceania.
Christian, Fletcher, 1764-1793 -- Travel -- Oceania.
Bounty (Ship)
Bounty Mutiny, 1789.
Oceania -- Description and travel.
Bligh, William, 1754-1817. (OCoLC)fst00019709
Christian, Fletcher, 1764-1793. (OCoLC)fst00012806
Bounty (Ship) (OCoLC)fst00555396
Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
Oceania. (OCoLC)fst01242982
Chronological Term 1789
Added Title True story of the mutiny on the Bounty
ISBN 0142004693 (pbk.)
9780142004692 (pbk.)
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