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Jan 1, 2008 · Mutiny on the Bounty is the first novel to explore all the events relating to the Bounty’s voyage, from their long journey across the ocean to their adventures on the island of Tahiti and the subsequent forty-eight-day expedition towards Timor. A vivid recreation of the famous mutiny, the story is packed with humour, violence, and historical detail, presenting a very different portrait of ...
The exact cause of the mutiny is unclear, but the captain’s harsh and brutal treatment of his men has been offered as a possible explanation; that said, conditions on-board ships in those days were very hard. The ship was HMS Bounty and the captain, one William Bligh. William Bligh was born in Plymouth on September 9th 1754, and joined the ...
Bounty. The complement of HMS Bounty, the Royal Navy ship on which a historic mutiny occurred in the south Pacific on 28 April 1789, comprised 46 men on its departure from England in December 1787 and 44 at the time of the mutiny, including her commander Lieutenant William Bligh. [1] All but two of those aboard were Royal Navy personnel; the ...
Tarita and Marlon Brando in Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), directed by Lewis Milestone. The story begins in Portsmouth, England, in 1787. The Bounty, under the command of Capt. William Bligh (played by Trevor Howard ), sets sail on an arduous voyage to Tahiti to bring back precious supplies of breadfruit. Bligh’s second in command is Fletcher ...
Mutiny on the Bounty: Directed by Lewis Milestone, Carol Reed, George Seaton. With Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith. In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian.
The Mutiny on the Bounty has become a famous story, leading to many books, movies, and songs. The HMS Bounty was a small, three masted, [1] fully rigged, sailing ship. The Bounty became famous when the crew (seamen) mutinied (took over) the ship on 28 April 1789. The captain of the Bounty was named William Bligh .
Admiralty Plan of the Bounty Plan of the lower decks of the Bounty Plan of the lower decks of the Bounty Plan and section of the Bounty Armed Transport showing the manner of fitting and stowing the pots for receiving the bread-fruit plants, from William Bligh's 1792 account of the voyage and mutiny, entitled A Voyage to the South Sea, available from Project Gutenberg.
