{"product_id":"the-bounty-mutiny-isbn-9780140439168","title":"The Bounty Mutiny","description":"The names William Bligh, Fletcher Christian, and the Bounty have excited the popular imagination for more than two hundred years. The story of this famous mutiny has many beginnings and many endings but they all intersect on an April morning in 1789 near the island known today as Tonga. That morning, William Bligh and eighteen surly seamen were expelled from the Bounty and began what would be the greatest open-boat voyage in history, sailing some 4,000 miles to safety in Timor. The mutineers led by Fletcher Christian sailed off into a mystery that has never been entirely resolved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the full story of what drove the men to revolt or what really transpired during the struggle may never be known, Penguin Classics has brought together-for the first time in one volume-all the relevant texts and documents related to a drama that has fascinated generations. Here is the full text of Bligh's \u003cb\u003eNarrative of the Mutiny\u003c\/b\u003e, the minutes of the court proceedings gathered by Edward Christian in an effort to clear his brother's name, and the highly polemic correspondence between Bligh and Christian-all amplified by Robert Madison's illuminating Introduction and rich selection of subsequent \u003cb\u003eBounty\u003c\/b\u003e narratives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.Introduction by R.D. Madison\u003cbr\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Texts\u003cbr\u003eMaps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Narrative of the Mutiny on Board His Majesty's Ship \u003ci\u003eBounty\u003c\/i\u003e, by William Bligh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMinutes of the Proceedings of the Court-Martial held at Portsmouth, August 12, 1792.  On Ten Persons charged with Mutiny on Board His Majesty's Ship the \u003ci\u003eBounty\u003c\/i\u003e, with an Appendix by Edward Christian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Answer to Certain Assertions Contained in the Appendix to a Pamphlet, by William Bligh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Short Reply to Capt. William Bligh's Answer, by Edward Christian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendixes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Bligh's Orders and a Description of the Breadfruit\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Lady Belcher's Account of the \u003ci\u003ePandora\u003c\/i\u003e (1870)\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C: The \u003ci\u003eQuarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e on the \u003ci\u003eBounty\u003c\/i\u003e (1810)\u003cbr\u003eAppendix D: The \u003ci\u003eQuarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e on the \u003ci\u003eBounty\u003c\/i\u003e (1815)\u003cbr\u003eAppendix E: Jenny's Story (1829)\u003cbr\u003eAppendix F: John Adam's Story (1831)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Bligh\u003c\/b\u003e was born near Plymouth, England, in 1754. His sailing career began in 1762, when, at the age of seven, he was entered on the books of the \u003ci\u003eMonmouth\u003c\/i\u003e as captain's servant. In 1787, he was given command of an expedition to transplant breadfruit plants from Tahiti to the West Indies aboard the \u003ci\u003eBounty\u003c\/i\u003e. The mutiny that took place on the voyage has excited the popular imagination for more than 200 years, and his account of it, \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003eBounty\u003ci\u003e Mutiny\u003c\/i\u003e, is published by Penguin Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Christian\u003c\/b\u003e, brother of mutineer Fletcher Christian, was born in 1758 near Cockermouth in the Lake District. The counsel for William and Dorothy Wordsworth in their famous suit against James Lowther, he became chief justice of the Isle of Ely and professor of law at Cambridge. He died in 1823.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. D. Madison\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, an editor, and a teacher. He served as a professor of English at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and has edited several volumes of military and naval history, including William Bligh and Edward Christian’s \u003ci\u003eThe Bounty Mutiny\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303402459365,"sku":"NP9780140439168","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140439168.jpg?v=1767738502","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-bounty-mutiny-isbn-9780140439168","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}