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Mutiny, mayhem, mythology : Bounty's enigmatic voyage /

In 1789, as the Bounty was sailing through the western Pacific Ocean on its return voyage with a cargo of Tahitian plants, disgruntled crewmen seized control of the ship from their captain. The mutineers set their captain and the 18 men who remained loyal to him adrift in one of the ship's boat...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Frost, Alan, 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of Sydney, NSW : Sydney University Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Intro; Half book title page; Full book title page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Plates; List of Tables; Preface; Map 1; Introduction: The Troubled History of Bounty's Story; Part I; 1: A Serious Affair to Be Starved: The Resentment of Sailors When Not Properly Fed; Map 2; 2: A Soul in Agony: Fletcher Christian's Torment; 3: Somewhere Between Sea and Sky: The Enigma of Fletcher Christian's Death; Plates; Part II; 4: Discovering Nature: The Rise of British Scientific Exploration, 1660-1800. 
505 8 |a 5: Information and Entertainment, Image and Archetype: The Cardinal Points of the Exploration Narrative6: Men Who Strove with Gods: James Cook, William Bligh, Fletcher Christian; Conclusion: The Enduring Intrigue of Bounty's Voyage; Acknowledgements; References; Index; About the author; Copyright information. 
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