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#1058366 in Books William Bligh Edward Christian R D Madison 2001-05-01 2001-05-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.80 x .60 x 5.10l; .50 #File Name: 0140439161288 pagesThe Bounty Mutiny
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Required reading--see for yourself many of the lies told about Captain Bligh of the BountyBy Ancient BookwormA crucial book for anyone who wants to know the truth about the mutiny on "Bounty;" BECAUSE IT GIVES EVIDENCE OF THE LIES TOLD TO BLACKEN CAPTAIN BLIGH''S NAME! Here; besides a copy of Bligh's own account of the mutiny; we have a partial account of the court martial of the mutineers; but; more importantly; we have the pamphlet by Edward Christian; Fletcher Christian's brother; an obviously ridiculous attempt to blacken Bligh's reputation and make Fletcher Christian seem like a Saint. Bligh's "Reply" and accounts of events that happened to the mutineers are interesting; but Edward Christian's libels are at the heart of the book.In fact; many people think that Edward Christian's account of the mutiny was the most important factor that blackened the reputation of a kind; brilliant; and fatherly captain whose voyage in the launch made history--William Bligh1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Great ReadBy Otto J. LehrackAs one who has spent years accumulating about 30;000 miles as captain of his own boat sailing the Pacific; I thoroughly enjoyed this book. In 2001; I sailed right over the spot; near the island kingdom of Tonga; where the Bounty mutineers took over the ship. I found that screen writers have made a hero of the chief mutineer; Fletcher Christian; (played by Clark Gable in the first movie on the subject and Marlon Brando who portrayed him him the second. And Captain Bligh; who was portrayed as a tyrant; was actually an accomplished navigator. He was sailing master for the explorer Captain James Cook earlier in his career and eventually retired as a Vice Admiral. Christian reportedly later committed suicide. His brother and Captain Bligh conducted a war of words after Bligh's return to England. It was Edward Christian who published article after article; defaming Bligh and trying to rehabilitate his brother Fletcher's reputation. The book is all the stronger because it consists entirely of primary sources; Bligh's log; a record of his court-martial proceedings and various publications in Bligh's and Edward Christian's war of words. Recommended for all sailors; armchair and real; and historians.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Source materialBy An adult in the roomInteresting original source material. More for the record than for entertaining reading.
