MUTINTY ON THE BOUNTY BY CHARLES NORDHOFF AND JAMES N. HALL, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY FAMED ARTIST N.C. WYETH - A GUNSTON CLASSIC. "Mutiny on the Bounty" is based on a true story, based on the historical events surrounding the mutiny on the British Royal Navy ship HMS Bounty in 1789. On a sea voyage to transport breadfruit to Jamaica, English Captain Bligh abuses his crew and officers enough to anger his 1st Lieutenant, Fletcher Christian. When they reach their destination, tensions ease and the crew luxuriates in island life until Bligh claps several men in irons for trying to desert. On the trip home, further indignities inspire Christian to stage a mutiny and set Bligh and those loyal to him afloat in a row boat.
Book One of the Bounty Trilogy.
