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Mutiny on the Bounty is a sprawling, dramatic tale of intrigue, bravery and sheer boldness, told with the accuracy of historical detail and total command of story that are Peter FitzSimons' trademarks.
Sep 3, 2017 · Mutiny. Though unable to take action against Christian, Bligh's relationship with him continued to deteriorate and he began to relentlessly ride his acting lieutenant. On April 4, 1789, Bounty departed Tahiti, much to the displeasure of many of the crew. On the night of April 28, Christian and 18 of the crew surprised and bound Bligh in his ...
Apr 21, 2010 · Mutiny on the Bounty. Paperback – Illustrated, April 21 2010. Cast out from their ship by Fletcher Christian and his rebel band, William Bligh and eighteen seamen were forced to journey thousands of miles to the nearest port in a small open boat, with inadequate supplies and without a compass or charts. This time-honored classic, written in ...
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A mutiny is a rebellion by a ship’s crew against its captain. The mutiny on the Bounty has been written about in books and plays, and even made into movies. The Bounty was a British ship carrying cargo from Tahiti to islands in the Caribbean Sea. William Bligh was the captain of the Bounty.
The relationship between Fletcher Christian and Captain William Bligh is one of the most familiar in the movies: We've seen it acted between Clark Gable and Charles Laughton, and between Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard, but it's never before been quite as intriguing as in "The Bounty," the third movie based on the most famous mutiny in the history of the sea. The movie suggests that Bligh and ...
Master of the Bounty, John Fryer , testified first for the prosecution. Fryer, who occupied a cabin opposite Bligh's, described being awoken by shouting just before dawn on the night of April 28, 1789. Mutineer Matthew Quintal stepped into his cabin and warned him that if he said anything he was a dead man.
Publisher's summary. Based on the famous mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh, commanding officer of the Bounty in 1789. It has been made into several films and a musical. Public Domain (P)2022 Trout Lake Media. Series: Bounty Trilogy, Book 1.
