Full Description
On an April morning in 1789 near the island of Tonga, William Bligh and eighteen surly seamen were expelled from the Bounty and began the greatest open-boat voyage in history, sailing some 4,000 miles to safety in Timor. The mutineers, led by Fletcher Christian, sailed off in the Bounty and were never heard of again. Contains: the full text of Bligh's Narrative of the Mutiny, the minutes of the court proceedings gathered by Edward Christian in an effort to clear his brother's name, and the correspondence between Bligh and Christian, and a selection of later Bounty narratives.
Contents
Introduction by R.D. Madison
Suggestions for Further Reading
A Note on the Texts
Maps
A Narrative of the Mutiny on Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty, by William Bligh
Minutes of the Proceedings of the Court-Martial held at Portsmouth, August 12, 1792. On Ten Persons charged with Mutiny on Board His Majesty's Ship the Bounty, with an Appendix by Edward Christian
An Answer to Certain Assertions Contained in the Appendix to a Pamphlet, by William Bligh
A Short Reply to Capt. William Bligh's Answer, by Edward Christian
Appendixes:
Appendix A: Bligh's Orders and a Description of the Breadfruit
Appendix B: Lady Belcher's Account of the Pandora (1870)
Appendix C: The Quarterly Review on the Bounty (1810)
Appendix D: The Quarterly Review on the Bounty (1815)
Appendix E: Jenny's Story (1829)
Appendix F: John Adam's Story (1831)
