Adams Of The Bounty
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
A work of historical narrative, Adams of the Bounty chronicles the remarkable life of John Adams, the last surviving mutineer of the infamous HMS Bounty, whose story stands as one of the most extraordinary tales of redemption in maritime history. Erle Wilson traces Adams's journey from his role in the 1789 mutiny led by Fletcher Christian against Captain William Bligh, through years of hiding on the remote Pitcairn Island alongside fellow mutineers and their Tahitian companions. With a tone that is both authoritative and deeply human, the narrative uncovers how Adams transformed from a fugitive sailor into the unlikely patriarch and moral guardian of the isolated Pitcairn community. Wilson illustrates how Adams, the sole adult male survivor after years of violence and hardship on the island, guided the settlement's children and women with a firm but compassionate hand, earning a reputation that eventually drew the admiration of the outside world when the colony was rediscovered in 1808.
Author: Erle Wilson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1958, Angus and Robertson
Genre: Maritime history
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
A work of historical narrative, Adams of the Bounty chronicles the remarkable life of John Adams, the last surviving mutineer of the infamous HMS Bounty, whose story stands as one of the most extraordinary tales of redemption in maritime history. Erle Wilson traces Adams's journey from his role in the 1789 mutiny led by Fletcher Christian against Captain William Bligh, through years of hiding on the remote Pitcairn Island alongside fellow mutineers and their Tahitian companions. With a tone that is both authoritative and deeply human, the narrative uncovers how Adams transformed from a fugitive sailor into the unlikely patriarch and moral guardian of the isolated Pitcairn community. Wilson illustrates how Adams, the sole adult male survivor after years of violence and hardship on the island, guided the settlement's children and women with a firm but compassionate hand, earning a reputation that eventually drew the admiration of the outside world when the colony was rediscovered in 1808.