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The Bounty

The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty

The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty

The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty

By Caroline Alexander

By Caroline Alexander

By Caroline Alexander

By Caroline Alexander

By Caroline Alexander
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By Caroline Alexander
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May 25, 2004 | ISBN 9780142004692

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    About The Bounty

    More than two centuries after Master’s Mate Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh on a small, armed transport vessel called Bounty, the true story of this enthralling adventure has become obscured by the legend. Combining vivid characterization and deft storytelling, Caroline Alexander shatters the centuries-old myths surrounding this story. She brilliantly shows how, in a desperate attempt to save one man from the gallows and another from ignominy, two powerful families came together and began to create the version of history we know today. The true story of the mutiny on the Bounty is an epic of duty and heroism, pride and power, and the assassination of a brave man’s honor at the dawn of the Romantic age.

    About The Bounty

    More than two centuries after Master’s Mate Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh on a small, armed transport vessel called Bounty, the true story of this enthralling adventure has become obscured by the legend. Combining vivid characterization and deft storytelling, Caroline Alexander shatters the centuries-old myths surrounding this story. She brilliantly shows how, in a desperate attempt to save one man from the gallows and another from ignominy, two powerful families came together and began to create the version of history we know today. The true story of the mutiny on the Bounty is an epic of duty and heroism, pride and power, and the assassination of a brave man’s honor at the dawn of the Romantic age.

    About The Bounty

    More than two centuries after Master’s Mate Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh on a small, armed transport vessel called Bounty, the true story of this enthralling adventure has become obscured by the legend. Combining vivid characterization and deft storytelling, Caroline Alexander shatters the centuries-old myths surrounding this story. She brilliantly shows how, in a desperate attempt to save one man from the gallows and another from ignominy, two powerful families came together and began to create the version of history we know today. The true story of the mutiny on the Bounty is an epic of duty and heroism, pride and power, and the assassination of a brave man’s honor at the dawn of the Romantic age.

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    About Caroline Alexander

    Caroline Alexander was born in Florida to British parents and has lived in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. She studied philosophy and theology at Oxford as a Rhodes scholar and has a doctorate in classics from Columbia University. She is… More about Caroline Alexander

    About Caroline Alexander

    Caroline Alexander was born in Florida to British parents and has lived in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. She studied philosophy and theology at Oxford as a Rhodes scholar and has a doctorate in classics from Columbia University. She is… More about Caroline Alexander

    About Caroline Alexander

    Caroline Alexander was born in Florida to British parents and has lived in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. She studied philosophy and theology at Oxford as a Rhodes scholar and has a doctorate in classics from Columbia University. She is… More about Caroline Alexander

    Product Details

    Category: European World History | Military History

    Paperback | $20.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    May 25, 2004 | 544 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780142004692

    Category: European World History | Military History

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    May 25, 2004 | 512 Pages | ISBN 9781440627514

    Category: European World History | Military History | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Sep 15, 2003 | 365 Minutes | ISBN 9781429586481

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    Awards

    NYPL Books to Remember WINNER

    New York Times Editors’ Choice WINNER

    Table Of Contents

    The BountyShip’s Company
    Author’s Note

    Prelude
    Pandora
    Bounty
    Voyage Out
    Tahiti
    Mutiny
    Return
    Portsmouth
    Court-Martial
    Defense
    Sentence
    Judgment
    Latitude 25° S, Longitude 130° W
    Home Is The Sailor

    A Note on Sources
    Select Bibliography
    Acknowledgments
    Index

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