In Bligh's Hand: Surviving the Mutiny on the Bounty

National Library of Australia, Canberra , 2011. Stiff card covers.. AS NEW COPY!. MARITIME Exploration Provides an accurate account of the arduous and dangerous journey of Captain Bligh and his men after the mutiny on the Bounty. After the mutiny on the Bounty on 28 April 1789, led by Fletcher Christian, Captain William Bligh and 18 others were forced onto a 7-metre-long open boat and cast adrift. It was the beginning of a 47-day, 6700-kilometre journey from Tofua (a volcanic island in the Tonga group) to Timor. On this amazing voyage of survival, Bligh wrote daily entries in a small water-stained notebook and a selection of facsimile pages from this notebook is the foundation of In Blighs Hand: Surviving the Mutiny on the Bounty. All but one of the men survived to reach Timor. In Blighs Hand gives readers an insight into the character of William Bligh, the man who saved his mens lives through his iron will and stubborn adherence to a relentless regime of rationing and navigational calculations that kept the launch on course. 234 p. : ill., maps, ports., facsim. ; 26 cm. #070224 Bligh, William, 1754-1817 -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc Bligh, William, 1754-1817 -- Travel -- Pacific Ocean Bounty (Ship) Bounty Mutiny, 1789 Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography Pacific Ocean -- Description and travel -- 18th century Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Stiff card covers. AS NEW COPY!