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Captain Bligh: The Man and His Mutinies
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.
324 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1978
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About the author
Gavin Kennedy
65 books26 followersGavin Kennedy was a Scottish economist and founder of Negotiate. He was a leading figure in the world of negotiation and was involved in many high profile consultancy cases for governments and businesses. He was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh.
Kennedy studied economics at Strathclyde University, graduating with a BA in 1965 and then studying for an MSc. After taking a Ph.D. at Brunel University in London, he returned to Strathclyde as a senior lecturer in 1973. In 1980 he left Strathclyde for a professorial chair at Heriot-Watt University, and in 1986 he founded a company, Negotiate, to commercialise what he was teaching. He trained thousands of managers in the techniques he had developed.
Kennedy also wrote biographies of William Bligh (1978) and Adam Smith (2005).
In the 1970s, Kennedy became active in the Scottish National Party (SNP). In 1976 he wrote a paper entitled A Defence Budget for Scotland and edited a book of essays entitled The Radical Approach: Papers on an Independent Scotland. In the General Election of 1979 he was the SNP candidate in Edinburgh Central and he subsequently joined the left-wing 79 Group.
Kennedy studied economics at Strathclyde University, graduating with a BA in 1965 and then studying for an MSc. After taking a Ph.D. at Brunel University in London, he returned to Strathclyde as a senior lecturer in 1973. In 1980 he left Strathclyde for a professorial chair at Heriot-Watt University, and in 1986 he founded a company, Negotiate, to commercialise what he was teaching. He trained thousands of managers in the techniques he had developed.
Kennedy also wrote biographies of William Bligh (1978) and Adam Smith (2005).
In the 1970s, Kennedy became active in the Scottish National Party (SNP). In 1976 he wrote a paper entitled A Defence Budget for Scotland and edited a book of essays entitled The Radical Approach: Papers on an Independent Scotland. In the General Election of 1979 he was the SNP candidate in Edinburgh Central and he subsequently joined the left-wing 79 Group.
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August 21, 2024
Kennedy shows Bligh, warts and all, as a man of his times. He was neither the tyrant depicted in the movies nor a saint. He was a man with some serious flaws but an amazing sailor who led a very interesting life. He had many accomplishments and also plenty of trouble some of which he brought on himself. A great read.
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