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Loading... Mutiny on the Bounty (1932)by Charles Nordhoff, James Norman Hall
Fletcher Christian, master's mate on HMS Bounty prepares to seize control of a ship torn apart by the sadism of her captain. (summary from ISBN 0316611689) An adventure story based on fact concerning a mutiny aboard the Bounty and its aftermath. The three individual books are Mutiny on the Bounty, Men against the Sea, and Pitcairn's Island. These books were originally published in 1932, 1934, and 1934 respectively.… (more) (summary from ISBN 0316611662) Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny on the high seas against the tyrannical Captain Bligh aboard the H.M.S. Bounty when the underfed, overflogged sailors can no longer take the brutality. (summary from ISBN 0790758490) Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0316611689, Paperback)Cherished as one of the most thrilling sea adventures ever recorded, Mutiny on the Bounty has sold millions of copies and enthralled generations of readers around the world in the seven decades since its initial publication. The novel reprises a true story-the strange, eventful, and tragic voyage of His Majesty's Ship Bounty in 1788-1789, which culminated in Fletcher Christian's mutiny against Captain Bligh-and reaches peaks of narrative excitement that mark the book indelibly as a modern classic.(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:24:57 -0400) |
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