Captain Bligh by Gavin Kennedy

Captain Bligh by Gavin Kennedy

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A biography of William Bligh, the Captain of HMS Bounty who drove his crew to mutiny in the South Seas and was turned adrift by Fletcher Christian. The author also wrote The Military in the Third World and Defence Economics.

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Captain Bligh by Gavin Kennedy

A biography of William Bligh, the tyrannical Captain of HMS Bounty who drove his crew to mutiny in the South Seas and was turned adrift by the noble Fletcher Christian. Surviving by a miracle he then mobilized the power of the Royal Navy to have his revenge, from which Christian escaped only by leading his men to the remote island of Pitcairn, were he, they and their Tahitian wives created an island paradise. The author also wrote The Military in the Third World and Defence Economics.
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ISBN 13 9780747406792
ISBN 10 0747406790
Title Captain Bligh
Author Gavin Kennedy
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 1990-03-15
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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