Captain Bligh And Mr Christian: The Men And The Mutiny
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few episodes in naval history have seized the imagination quite like the mutiny aboard HMS Bounty in 1789, and Richard Hough's Captain Bligh and Mr Christian: The Men and the Mutiny cuts through the myths to present the definitive human story at its heart. The narrative places two extraordinary and deeply contradictory men — the brilliant but tyrannical Commander William Bligh and the charismatic, tormented Fletcher Christian — at the centre of one of the most dramatic confrontations in maritime history, set against the vast, unforgiving expanse of the South Pacific. Hough, a prolific and authoritative chronicler of naval affairs, brings rigorous historical scholarship to bear without sacrificing narrative drive, reconstructing the psychological tensions, hardships, and fatal power struggle that led a crew of men to cast their captain adrift on the open ocean. Drawing on primary sources and meticulous research, he argues compellingly that both Bligh and Christian were, in their own ways, victims of circumstance, pride, and the unrelenting pressures of life at sea. The result is a gripping portrait of command, loyalty, and human frailty that raises a question no reader can easily dismiss: who was truly the villain?
Author: Richard Hough
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, Cassell, London
Genre: Maritime history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few episodes in naval history have seized the imagination quite like the mutiny aboard HMS Bounty in 1789, and Richard Hough's Captain Bligh and Mr Christian: The Men and the Mutiny cuts through the myths to present the definitive human story at its heart. The narrative places two extraordinary and deeply contradictory men — the brilliant but tyrannical Commander William Bligh and the charismatic, tormented Fletcher Christian — at the centre of one of the most dramatic confrontations in maritime history, set against the vast, unforgiving expanse of the South Pacific. Hough, a prolific and authoritative chronicler of naval affairs, brings rigorous historical scholarship to bear without sacrificing narrative drive, reconstructing the psychological tensions, hardships, and fatal power struggle that led a crew of men to cast their captain adrift on the open ocean. Drawing on primary sources and meticulous research, he argues compellingly that both Bligh and Christian were, in their own ways, victims of circumstance, pride, and the unrelenting pressures of life at sea. The result is a gripping portrait of command, loyalty, and human frailty that raises a question no reader can easily dismiss: who was truly the villain?