The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its…

"The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences" by Sir John Barrow is a memoir published in 1831. This classic account chronicles the infamous mutiny on the Bounty through original documents from the case. Barrow traces events from the ship's 1787 embarkation through the 1792 trial of mutineers and the remarkable survival of others on Pitcairn Island. The work includes descriptions of Tahiti and critically evaluates primary sources to reveal the causes and consequences of one of naval history's most dramatic rebellions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Barrow, John, Sir, 1764-1848
Title The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eventful_History_of_the_Mutiny_and_Piratical_Seizure_of_HMS_Bounty
Credits Produced by Steven Gibbs and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Reading Level Reading ease score: 54.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class DU: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: History of Oceania (South Seas)
Subject Bligh, William, 1754-1817
Subject Bounty Mutiny, 1789
Subject Christian, Fletcher, 1764-1793
Subject Pitcairn Island
Category Text
eBook-No. 14424
Release Date
Last Update Dec 6, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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