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Captain Bligh's Portable Nightmare: From the Bounty to Safety - 4,162 Miles Across the Pacific in a Rowing Boat
Captain Bligh's Portable Nightmare From the Bounty to Safety 4162 Miles Across the Pacific in a Rowing Boat
Author: John Toohey
At dawn on 28 April 1789, Captain William Bligh and eighteen men from HMS Bounty were herded on to a 23-foot launch and abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Thus began their extraordinary journey to Java. Covering 4,162 miles, the small boat was battered by continuous storms and the men on board suffered crippling illness, near starvati...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781841150772
ISBN-10: 1841150770
Publication Date: 7/1/1999
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Fourth Estate
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Audio Cassette
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