The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty its Cause and Consequences
Author: Sir John Barlow. Edited and with an Introduction by Captain Stephen W Roskill
Publisher: London: The Folio Society
Edition: The Folio Society Edition with Slipcase 1976
ISBN: Not stated
Language: English
Condition: Good. Clean copy with tight binding
Binding: Hardcover with slipcover
Pages: 261. Print with images
Additional Information
The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences is an 1831 memoir by Sir John Barrow is considered the classic account of the mutiny on the Bounty. It includes a description of the island of Tahiti, and a narrative of events from the embarkation of the Bounty in 1787 through to the trial of some of the mutineers in 1792 and the survival of others on Pitcairn Island. The story is told through the medium of the original documents in the case, which Barrow critically evaluates.
A must-read for true-crime buffs and fans of maritime history, The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences is widely recognized as the most detailed historical account of the mutiny on the Bounty that has spawned dozens of novels, movies, and other pop-culture retellings.
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