Captain Bligh And Mr Christian: The Men And The Mutiny
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few episodes in the annals of seafaring history have seized the popular imagination so forcefully as the Mutiny on the Bounty, and Richard Hough's Captain Bligh and Mr Christian: The Men and the Mutiny cuts through the layers of myth to present a meticulously researched account of the event and the two extraordinary men at its heart. Set against the vast, unforgiving expanse of the Pacific Ocean in 1789, the narrative chronicles the volatile relationship between the autocratic Captain William Bligh and his charismatic first mate Fletcher Christian, whose simmering tensions erupted into one of history's most famous acts of maritime rebellion. Hough draws on primary sources and historical records to reconstruct the full human drama — from the idyllic months spent in Tahiti to the desperate open-boat voyage that tested the limits of human endurance. What distinguishes this work is Hough's rigorous yet compellingly readable prose, which refuses to cast its subjects as simple hero or villain, instead illuminating the complex psychological forces that drove both men to their respective fates. As a respected naval historian, Hough situates the mutiny within the broader context of 18th-century Royal Navy culture, colonial ambition, and the brutal realities of life at sea. The result is a portrait of two men forever bound together by a single, fateful morning — a story that continues to resonate across centuries, leaving the reader to wonder: where does duty end and tyranny begin?
Author: Richard Hough
Format: Paperback
Genre: Maritime history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few episodes in the annals of seafaring history have seized the popular imagination so forcefully as the Mutiny on the Bounty, and Richard Hough's Captain Bligh and Mr Christian: The Men and the Mutiny cuts through the layers of myth to present a meticulously researched account of the event and the two extraordinary men at its heart. Set against the vast, unforgiving expanse of the Pacific Ocean in 1789, the narrative chronicles the volatile relationship between the autocratic Captain William Bligh and his charismatic first mate Fletcher Christian, whose simmering tensions erupted into one of history's most famous acts of maritime rebellion. Hough draws on primary sources and historical records to reconstruct the full human drama — from the idyllic months spent in Tahiti to the desperate open-boat voyage that tested the limits of human endurance. What distinguishes this work is Hough's rigorous yet compellingly readable prose, which refuses to cast its subjects as simple hero or villain, instead illuminating the complex psychological forces that drove both men to their respective fates. As a respected naval historian, Hough situates the mutiny within the broader context of 18th-century Royal Navy culture, colonial ambition, and the brutal realities of life at sea. The result is a portrait of two men forever bound together by a single, fateful morning — a story that continues to resonate across centuries, leaving the reader to wonder: where does duty end and tyranny begin?