The Bounty : The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
 

The Bounty : The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty

by Caroline Alexander

More than two centuries after Master’s Mate Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh on a small, armed transport vessel called Bounty, the true story of this enthralling adventure has become obscured by the legend. Combining vivid characterization and deft storytelling, Caroline Alexander shatters the centuries-old myths surrounding this story. She brilliantly shows how,... (read more)

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Gretchen P
  • Rated 5 stars

Excellent book that kept me engaged wondering what new I was going to find out next. This book goes so much deeper than your average "bounty story" while keeping you as engaged as a well written novel.

I would recommend this book to anyone.

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Chuck B
  • Rated 2 stars

Well researched and informative, but was written in a style that made it more hard to pick it up rather than hard to put it down.

Turns out Bligh was not the cruel despot that the movies portray him to be; Seems some of the crew decided they'd rather live on a tropical isle with with willing and eager bare chested Polynesian women than be stuck on a stinky ship for years at a time with other men....

Dry prose (even with a sea story) can turn even the best of history into a...

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  • Rated 3.795455 stars
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  • Rated 4.166667 stars
 

Newest Comments

  • Jid Othman

    jid othman said:

    ive watched the movie..and that was back in 90s if im not mistaken,starring mel gibson

    posted Wednesday, April 2 2008
  • Noémie

    noémie said:

    "The true stroty"... I lived 4 years in Tahiti.
    Today, the story's history.

    posted Wednesday, November 28 2007
  • Libby T

    libby t said:

    This book is absolutely fascinating.

    posted Tuesday, November 27 2007
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