The 'Bounty' and Beyond Tapa dura -

Hardback. New. William Bligh's HMS Bounty mutiny journals and manuscripts are scrutinized and comprehensively compared in this collectable scholarly volume.

Australian Scholarly Pub Pty Ltd, 2024. Hardcover. New. 11.00x8.30 inches.

Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. 2023. Quarto Size [approx 21x28cm]. Mint copy in a Mint Dustjacket. A New Copy. Dustjacket protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Colour plates. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 300 pages. Despite Bligh’s Bounty journal being widely regarded as the most important of all of the primary documents related to the famous mutiny, the relationship between the official version of the journal (at The National Archives in London) and Bligh’s private version (at the Mitchell Library in Sydney) has never been thoroughly investigated. That surprising omission has now been comprehensively rectified with the publication of The Bounty and beyond, a meticulous comparison of the two versions of the journal by John A. Fish. Numerous surprising and important differences are revealed, particularly those relating to food and drink, and Bligh’s relationships with his officers and… Leer más