After the Bounty - A Sailor''s Account of the Mutiny, and Life in the South Seas

Informationen zum Autor DONALD MAXTON Klappentext A firsthand account of the mutiny on the H.M.S. "Bounty" and its aftermath Zusammenfassung In 1787, the Royal Navy ship H.M.S. Bounty, captained by William Bligh, set sail for Tahiti in search of breadfruit plants. Soon after leaving Tahiti, Master’s Mate Fletcher Christian led a successful revolt, setting Bligh and eighteen of his men adrift. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Foreword by Glynn Christian Acknowledgements Introduction by Donald A. Maxton Part One The Mutiny and the Subsequent Misfortunes of the Mutineers Part Two: An Account of the Island of Tahiti and the Customs of the Islanders Glossary of Nautical Terms Bibliography Index About the Editor

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• Autori: Donald Maxton, Donald A. Maxton, Donald A. Morrison Maxton, James Morrison
• Con la collaborazione di: Donald A Maxton (Editore), Donald A. Maxton (Editore)
• Editore: Potomac Books Inc
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2009
• EAN: 9781597973717
• ISBN: 978-1-59797-371-7
• Pagine: 277
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, 18. Jahrhundert (1700 bis 1799 n. Chr.), Südpazifik, Australische und Pazifische Geschichte