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Captain Bligh's Portable Nightmare
Ignore the naff title; this book is a little ripper. Subtitled only on the front cover 'From the Bounty to Safety -4,162 miles across the Pacific in a Rowing Boat' it tells the little-known story of what happened to Captain Bligh after the Bounty mutineers herded him and those 18 other crewmen who refused to go along with the mutiny into a 23-foot long boat and set them adrift in open ocean.
And it is a continually amazing tale. Toohey writes vividly but unpretentiously, bringing to life Bligh's youthful service with Captain Cook, an experience of mapping the South Seas that served him well when he eventually came to be marooned, as well as his Bounty experience.
Navigating by the stars, baling frantically as storms filled the tiny vessel with water, and eating the foulest stuff imaginable (when a booby was foolish enough to perch on the edge of the boat they carved it up, discovering "to their joy" half-digested flying fish and squid in its stomach which they also ate "greedily").
You end up agreeing with Toohey that crossing the Pacific in a small boat under these incredible conditions constitutes "one of the greatest achievements in the history of European seafaring", and that Bligh himself, poor maligned "sadist" Bligh, was actually a thoroughly decent and even heroic figure.
It is a book out of the 'Longitude' school, but a superior example of the type, and it could just resurrect Bligh as a neglected hero. - Adam Roberts
And it is a continually amazing tale. Toohey writes vividly but unpretentiously, bringing to life Bligh's youthful service with Captain Cook, an experience of mapping the South Seas that served him well when he eventually came to be marooned, as well as his Bounty experience.
Navigating by the stars, baling frantically as storms filled the tiny vessel with water, and eating the foulest stuff imaginable (when a booby was foolish enough to perch on the edge of the boat they carved it up, discovering "to their joy" half-digested flying fish and squid in its stomach which they also ate "greedily").
You end up agreeing with Toohey that crossing the Pacific in a small boat under these incredible conditions constitutes "one of the greatest achievements in the history of European seafaring", and that Bligh himself, poor maligned "sadist" Bligh, was actually a thoroughly decent and even heroic figure.
It is a book out of the 'Longitude' school, but a superior example of the type, and it could just resurrect Bligh as a neglected hero. - Adam Roberts
223 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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November 6, 2014
Captain Bligh. The name itself has come down to us as a paradigm of what is worst in a sea captain. Pettiness, cruelty, an obsessive, controlling nature. Not so fast. Did you know that Bligh was one of the most gifted navigators of his time, that he was the Master on Captain Cook’s flagship, that he was present when Cook was hacked to bits and (probably) eaten by Hawaiian natives? Did you know that aboard the Bounty was an officer who so resented Bligh’s captaincy, because of the absence of one of his own, that he did all in his power to undermine Bligh’s authority? Did you know that Bligh felt a genuine affection for his crew and that he told them so when they set out? Did you know that it was usual for merchant ships to carry a contingent of Marines to enforce security and the captain’s orders, but that there were none on this voyage because the company paying for the expedition was pinching pennies? Did you know that while his crew was engaged in an idyllic-seeming promiscuity in the Pacific adventures, Bligh held himself true to his wife? It is remarkable that once Bligh was dispossessed of his ship, he managed, in a 24 foot launch, to navigate across thousands of miles of bleak ocean to civilization, making use of his superior skills, and that his rigid disciplinary mien on that small boat ensured the survival of all who sailed with him. Well, for the duration of the voyage anyway. The taxing trip ruined the health of many on that small craft, and not all had a long life after they disembarked.
Bligh is a fascinating character, far more complex than the cinematic portrayals with which we are all familiar. The book is a compelling look at the man and his times. Yes, we know how it all turns out, but after all, it is the voyage of discovery that matters here not the destination. You will find Captain Bligh’s Portable Nightmare educational and enjoyable.
Bligh is a fascinating character, far more complex than the cinematic portrayals with which we are all familiar. The book is a compelling look at the man and his times. Yes, we know how it all turns out, but after all, it is the voyage of discovery that matters here not the destination. You will find Captain Bligh’s Portable Nightmare educational and enjoyable.
November 30, 2021
This book is about the Captain Bligh story you may not be familiar with. Bligh was the 18th century “victim” of the infamous mutiny on HMS Bounty. There have been many books, fiction and nonfiction, written about the event as well as three blockbuster Hollywood movies. Invariably Bligh is portrayed as a beast. But is there more to the story and how does it end for the captain?
Toohey takes the story from the point where Bligh is forced from the ship into a 23’ open boat with 28 “loyal” crewmen, a few navigational instruments, a bit of water and 5 days of food. Loyalty became questionable but Bligh did what he though best. He was strong on navigational science, stubbornness, and doing what he though would get them to safety. The men, minus one killed by natives on Tofoa, arrived in Timor after six weeks on the open ocean.
The book spotlights the personalities of Bligh and the ship’s master, John Fryer. Both men were competent sailors, came from non-aristocratic backgrounds and were positively driven with resentments. Both felt overlooked and under appreciated. The two were chained in an ever more angry and spiteful struggle with each other.
Poor Bligh, he just seemed to be a magnet for revolt and disrespect. The story remains fascinating and I enjoyed all the new details. One slight peculiarity is that the author chooses to fill in many situations with fictional dialog and internal thoughts that can be guessed at but not known. It makes for a history with some features of fiction.
Toohey takes the story from the point where Bligh is forced from the ship into a 23’ open boat with 28 “loyal” crewmen, a few navigational instruments, a bit of water and 5 days of food. Loyalty became questionable but Bligh did what he though best. He was strong on navigational science, stubbornness, and doing what he though would get them to safety. The men, minus one killed by natives on Tofoa, arrived in Timor after six weeks on the open ocean.
The book spotlights the personalities of Bligh and the ship’s master, John Fryer. Both men were competent sailors, came from non-aristocratic backgrounds and were positively driven with resentments. Both felt overlooked and under appreciated. The two were chained in an ever more angry and spiteful struggle with each other.
Poor Bligh, he just seemed to be a magnet for revolt and disrespect. The story remains fascinating and I enjoyed all the new details. One slight peculiarity is that the author chooses to fill in many situations with fictional dialog and internal thoughts that can be guessed at but not known. It makes for a history with some features of fiction.
December 10, 2014
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This was such an interesting book although honestly I felt a bit ignorant because I didnt really know about the Mutiney on the Bounty, hadn't heard of Captain Bligh, and I didn't even know how Captain Cook had died before I started reading this book!
It's listed as biography, but really it only deals with one period in Captain Bligh's life - basically what happened to those who were kicked off the ship on the Mutiney on the Bounty. So it follows those 19 sailors stuck in a rowing boat together and having to sail across the Pacific and around to Indonesia. And they survived amazingly enough. Although some never made it back to England alive. But that they managed it at all is amazing enough in itself.
Having known nothing about these things, I didn't realise that Bligh ended up with a reputation for being cruel and sadistic. And Toohey's writing on the subject probably puts things in a clearer light - that reputation seems to be a result of the bitching and in-boat politics that went on at the time. Not to say that Bligh was perfect. I don't think he had good people skills and he wasn't a natural born leader. He was too keen on being moral and sticking to the rules and the law at ALL times and was just baffled that other people didn't think like he did. One aspect did make me laugh - going through the south seas, a rowing boat full of starving and exhausted men and Bligh is trying to perk up their spirits; first by telling them tales of the cannibal infested islands they were making their way past; and then, oh look boys, I've made a set of scales out of these coconut husks! he he. Maybe not the person you'd want to be stuck in a small boat in the Pacific with. Although he did manage to get them away to safety.
The book is well written as well, not just dry history, but Toohey makes an attempt at getting into the minds of these men and the conversations and confrontations they must have had.
This was such an interesting book although honestly I felt a bit ignorant because I didnt really know about the Mutiney on the Bounty, hadn't heard of Captain Bligh, and I didn't even know how Captain Cook had died before I started reading this book!
It's listed as biography, but really it only deals with one period in Captain Bligh's life - basically what happened to those who were kicked off the ship on the Mutiney on the Bounty. So it follows those 19 sailors stuck in a rowing boat together and having to sail across the Pacific and around to Indonesia. And they survived amazingly enough. Although some never made it back to England alive. But that they managed it at all is amazing enough in itself.
Having known nothing about these things, I didn't realise that Bligh ended up with a reputation for being cruel and sadistic. And Toohey's writing on the subject probably puts things in a clearer light - that reputation seems to be a result of the bitching and in-boat politics that went on at the time. Not to say that Bligh was perfect. I don't think he had good people skills and he wasn't a natural born leader. He was too keen on being moral and sticking to the rules and the law at ALL times and was just baffled that other people didn't think like he did. One aspect did make me laugh - going through the south seas, a rowing boat full of starving and exhausted men and Bligh is trying to perk up their spirits; first by telling them tales of the cannibal infested islands they were making their way past; and then, oh look boys, I've made a set of scales out of these coconut husks! he he. Maybe not the person you'd want to be stuck in a small boat in the Pacific with. Although he did manage to get them away to safety.
The book is well written as well, not just dry history, but Toohey makes an attempt at getting into the minds of these men and the conversations and confrontations they must have had.
February 17, 2021
The story of Bligh and his colleagues in their open boat as they navigated across the Pacific once they had been thrown off the Bounty.
A gripping tale that sees with Bligh back in England, standing trial and then going on to greater things and ending with his participation in the Battle of Copenhagen.
He comes across as a caring man, even though his shipmates who travelled with him for 4,162 miles sometimes give him grief and apportion some blame to him. All through this nightmare voyage he charts the South Seas and undoubtedly without his skills they would not have made it.
To complete the tale there is a list with potted biographies of the 18 seamen who made the journey with him.
An excellent read and a valuable adjunct to any story of the Mutiny on the Bounty.
February 2021
I saw this on my shelf and read it again, without particularly realising that I had already read it!
Before the Bounty incident there is background to Bligh's voyage with Captain Cook and it tells how valuable he was to Cook. This was what led to his being given command of his own ship with a brief to collect breadfruit from the South Seas.
As we know from the mutiny that took place, it all went terribly wrong with many of his crew feeling that he was a tyrant. And when the mutiny took place 18 of them, including some who were not entirely convinced that he was an able skipper, were put to sea in a launch that cramped them up on each other for over 4,000 crossing the oceans.
There seems to be no doubt that without Bligh they would not have made safety but that did not stop the men criticising him. But eventually he won the day and was completely exonerated from any wrong doing or behaviour that was not proper.
It is an entertaining read, even for a second reading, and adds to the Mutiny on the Bounty story very well.
A gripping tale that sees with Bligh back in England, standing trial and then going on to greater things and ending with his participation in the Battle of Copenhagen.
He comes across as a caring man, even though his shipmates who travelled with him for 4,162 miles sometimes give him grief and apportion some blame to him. All through this nightmare voyage he charts the South Seas and undoubtedly without his skills they would not have made it.
To complete the tale there is a list with potted biographies of the 18 seamen who made the journey with him.
An excellent read and a valuable adjunct to any story of the Mutiny on the Bounty.
February 2021
I saw this on my shelf and read it again, without particularly realising that I had already read it!
Before the Bounty incident there is background to Bligh's voyage with Captain Cook and it tells how valuable he was to Cook. This was what led to his being given command of his own ship with a brief to collect breadfruit from the South Seas.
As we know from the mutiny that took place, it all went terribly wrong with many of his crew feeling that he was a tyrant. And when the mutiny took place 18 of them, including some who were not entirely convinced that he was an able skipper, were put to sea in a launch that cramped them up on each other for over 4,000 crossing the oceans.
There seems to be no doubt that without Bligh they would not have made safety but that did not stop the men criticising him. But eventually he won the day and was completely exonerated from any wrong doing or behaviour that was not proper.
It is an entertaining read, even for a second reading, and adds to the Mutiny on the Bounty story very well.
March 6, 2021
This is a short overview about what happened to William Bligh and the other 18 men who were put off the Bounty after one of the most famous mutinies in history. Their 4000 mile voyage from Otaheite (Tahiti) to safety at Timor was quite remarkable considering the conditions--lack of food and water, storms, 19 men crowded a small launch often for weeks on end without touching land, and the harsh feelings among the men about Bligh's supposed autocracy as captain. The author concentrates on the voyage without utilising footnotes although much of what happened is discussed in Bligh's notes and some on the notes of John Fryer, the master who felt bitter about Bligh's continued sense of superiority.
It's an interesting book about what power can do to men. I'm sure Bligh was a brave man, one who was dedicated to his family and to his country. He was, probably, his own worse enemy however, and his name will forever be linked with the Bounty and mutiny.
It's an interesting book about what power can do to men. I'm sure Bligh was a brave man, one who was dedicated to his family and to his country. He was, probably, his own worse enemy however, and his name will forever be linked with the Bounty and mutiny.
October 20, 2017
Firstly, I should say that my view of this book has been coloured somewhat by having recently read Nathaniel Philbrick's brilliant 'In the Heart of the Sea' which deals with a similar 'men stranded in the big ocean in a little boat' theme. This book is not 'In the Heart of the Sea', but few books can claim to be anything like as good, so I shan't hold that against Mr. Toohey. My minor complaints with Toohey's book are:
a) The book gives no account of the mutiny on the Bounty itself. I was aware that this book was about Bligh's experiences having been cast adrift by the Bounty's mutinous crew, and so did not expect any detailed discussion of the mutiny. However, it seems odd to not even mention the causes of the mutiny, or the way in which it played out. It seems even odder, when one considers that Toohey does find room for some discussion of Bligh's wife and. a little strangely, the Scottish Enlightenment.
b) The book feels a bit too short; it felt as though much was skipped over. Perhaps, there simply aren't the historical records needed for a fuller picture. If so, then Toohey can hardly be blamed for that.
c) The language was a little odd. Sometimes Toohey sounded like he must be at least 250 years old (perhaps he was trying to use some of the speech of the day) and at other times his writing was arrestingly informal (the use of the word 'crap' to mean 'defecate' particularly amused me as it seemed so out of place).
However, having said all this, I would not want to give the impression that this is a bad book. The best bits of the book (which is most of it) are well-written, entertaining, and tell a very good story.
a) The book gives no account of the mutiny on the Bounty itself. I was aware that this book was about Bligh's experiences having been cast adrift by the Bounty's mutinous crew, and so did not expect any detailed discussion of the mutiny. However, it seems odd to not even mention the causes of the mutiny, or the way in which it played out. It seems even odder, when one considers that Toohey does find room for some discussion of Bligh's wife and. a little strangely, the Scottish Enlightenment.
b) The book feels a bit too short; it felt as though much was skipped over. Perhaps, there simply aren't the historical records needed for a fuller picture. If so, then Toohey can hardly be blamed for that.
c) The language was a little odd. Sometimes Toohey sounded like he must be at least 250 years old (perhaps he was trying to use some of the speech of the day) and at other times his writing was arrestingly informal (the use of the word 'crap' to mean 'defecate' particularly amused me as it seemed so out of place).
However, having said all this, I would not want to give the impression that this is a bad book. The best bits of the book (which is most of it) are well-written, entertaining, and tell a very good story.
March 8, 2011
John Toohey takes the familiar Mutiny on the Bounty story and invests it with surprising psychological depth and pathos, weaving the personal conflicts of Captain Bligh and individual crew members through the larger narrative of their horrific survival story. Mutineers took over the Bounty in the middle of the South Pacific, setting Bligh and a few loyal crewmen adrift in a barely seaworthy lifeboat with scant rations and almost no fresh water. Bligh and his quarrelsome men then made a month-long journey 4000 miles across treacherous waters, surviving physical attacks by islanders, violent storms, treachery among the crew and near-starvation, to reach Timor, Java and ultimately safety. Toohey is a brilliant storyteller who leaps back and forth chronologically with wit and clarity, giving this well-known story drama and suspense. A ripping sea yarn!
August 31, 2019
Very good examination of Bligh the man
This is quite a short book but quite insightful. I did expected to find out a bit more about the background to the mutiny, but as a examination of one man's strengths and weakness it was very interesting.
In most portrayals of him he is a nasty small minded bully. This gives him a lot more depth and shade.
This is quite a short book but quite insightful. I did expected to find out a bit more about the background to the mutiny, but as a examination of one man's strengths and weakness it was very interesting.
In most portrayals of him he is a nasty small minded bully. This gives him a lot more depth and shade.
August 4, 2018
Falls afoul of overfocusing on the protagonist's (rather racist) perspective early on, but turns around once the mutiny has happened and dives into plausible personalities for several of those in the boat.
June 3, 2021
I read “The Mutiney of the Bounty” trilogy by Nordoff and Hall decades ago after my first voyage to Tahiti. I read it again years later before my second voyage to Tahiti. I have anchored in Matavai Bay and traveled inside the reef where Bounty lay while loading breadfruit. I have also read extensively about British naval history of that period and studied the rhetoric of 18th and 19th century England.
This book really cuts to the chase in helping to understand the dynamics involved in the mutiney. It is hard for modern people to grasp the social mores of that time. What was considered normal and/or expected behavior then bears little resemblance to today.
Disrespectful speech was considered nearly as physical violence when directed at your superiors in the British Navy. By modern standards, Bligh was something of a “stuffed shirt,” but not brutal as was more normal in that time. That he did not inflict more flogging could well be what caused his loss of respect and control of his crew.
Add to that, the libertine attitudes of the Tahitians were a better than imagined circumstance to the sailors of that time. Bligh was lucky he got Bounty away from Tahiti at all!
If you have an interest in the romance of the region of that time, you will find this study of the available records of the events to be of great interest. It provides insight into the evolution of social currents of the time and the then novel changes taking place in the delivery of what today passes as “news.”
This book really cuts to the chase in helping to understand the dynamics involved in the mutiney. It is hard for modern people to grasp the social mores of that time. What was considered normal and/or expected behavior then bears little resemblance to today.
Disrespectful speech was considered nearly as physical violence when directed at your superiors in the British Navy. By modern standards, Bligh was something of a “stuffed shirt,” but not brutal as was more normal in that time. That he did not inflict more flogging could well be what caused his loss of respect and control of his crew.
Add to that, the libertine attitudes of the Tahitians were a better than imagined circumstance to the sailors of that time. Bligh was lucky he got Bounty away from Tahiti at all!
If you have an interest in the romance of the region of that time, you will find this study of the available records of the events to be of great interest. It provides insight into the evolution of social currents of the time and the then novel changes taking place in the delivery of what today passes as “news.”
May 8, 2019
OK - not really prepared for this one - but my son's girlfriend gave it to me at the same time I was watching the latest "The Bounty" movie on Netflix (taking about a two weeks to do it). So I decided it was a 'sign' lol. Still - fascinating. Short and really pretty easy read. Covers the period from when the mutineers kicked them (Bligh and others) off the ship to Bligh's group finally making it to safety after a perilous journey in a 23 foot open boat (3 feet SMALLER than mine) with about 20 starving companions. Unfortunately this story isn't one of those "Lewis and Clark" or Shackleton amazing leader stories, lol, in fact it's quite the opposite. Poor Bligh - probably brilliant and capable (and quite probably the actual hero who saved their lives) was probably one of those awkward souls with dyssemia or Aspbergers's who just turned people off and it's a wonder the men just didn't throw him overboard. Still - all in all - kind of a neato book! Even has small histories of each man who was in the boat with him at the end and some maps.
June 20, 2025
I have a fairly extensive collection of Bounty related books....in addition to books on whaling and ship wrecks. I wasn't that crazy about this book. There's very little explained on either side of Blighs getting them to Timor. And that truly was an incredible feat. And while I understand this book was specifically about that voyage.....there was nothing about the reason he was put overboard. There was no mention of the fact that there was not enough room in the boat for many of the men loyal to Bligh. He promised them that he would report to the admiralty their loyalty. They were left by Christian on Otaheite, to be presumably returned to England safely. However, Bligh did not keep his word. It is mentioned in this, the ship returning these men sank, and lost several because they were in shackles. The ones who made it, were tried, and those who didn't have money for good lawyers hung. So, Bligh really was a dick in my estimation.
July 5, 2025
I would have given this book a 3.5 if I could have. Bligh's navigation across the Pacific was I learned a lot by reading this book, but in my opinion, it fell short in a number of ways. 1. There were times when I had to re-read a portion to decide if it was talking about Cook's journey, the bounty or after the mutiny. very confusing. 2. The book said very little about the circumstances of the mutiny and that would have been helpful. 3. I believe the book was written to vindicate Bligh, but I don't feel it accomplished that end. Bligh may not have been the sadistic tyrant that he was made out to be, but in the book his motivation was self-glory, fame, promotion, envy, revenge and selfishness, even when he was "caring for his men." So, even though Bligh may have gotten some bad press, he certainly was not a saint with pure motives. I'm glad I read the book because I learned a great deal, but it did little to change my opinion of Captain Bligh.
May 3, 2019
This short, well researched work chronicles the voyage that Captain William Bligh made with 18 others from the crew of HMS Bounty when the mutineers cast them adrift in an open boat. Only one crew-member was lost during the journey, though others died of illness shortly after arriving on Timor, Indonesia.
I enjoyed reading the details of how Bligh managed to accurately navigate along with keeping the crew alive. Of course there had to have been drama among the starving men aboard the launch. This work also does a great job of covering those interpersonal aspects of the journey. Had it not been for Bligh's survival, the world would never have known the fate of HMS Bounty.
I enjoyed reading the details of how Bligh managed to accurately navigate along with keeping the crew alive. Of course there had to have been drama among the starving men aboard the launch. This work also does a great job of covering those interpersonal aspects of the journey. Had it not been for Bligh's survival, the world would never have known the fate of HMS Bounty.
January 31, 2019
A brief but interesting, informative and more balanced view of that infamous mutiny.
I still came away with a more biased view than what Toohey tactfully(?) avoided putting into this little volume. (I don't know if you can really call painting Fryer as a devious, flawed character, tactful.)
It was a good read but i would have liked more- a more complete story explaining how we got to the mutiny and more of the after. As someone else said, maybe there's just not enough material to refer to once it was all over?
I still came away with a more biased view than what Toohey tactfully(?) avoided putting into this little volume. (I don't know if you can really call painting Fryer as a devious, flawed character, tactful.)
It was a good read but i would have liked more- a more complete story explaining how we got to the mutiny and more of the after. As someone else said, maybe there's just not enough material to refer to once it was all over?
May 29, 2019
A short and very readable account of Bligh's journey across the ocean after the Bounty mutiny. I really enjoyed the new-to-me information regarding his association with Captain Cook and how that might have influenced his career and subsequent actions.
May 8, 2020
An interesting tale about Captain Bligh and the men set adrift in the Pacific after the famous mutiny on the Bounty. However, the author seems confused: Is he writing fiction or history? The timeline is jarring, and the author's biases too evident.
December 20, 2024
This book reminded me of the strange dichotomy between the British cultural practice of dominating more and more foreign land and the primitive, yet mostly effective resistance of the islanders in the pacific. In a way it speaks to the resilience of some, in both camps in the face of difficulty.
September 7, 2025
The Bounty epic is one of the key episodes from the first years of "contact" in the south pacific, and this is a fun retelling of the story with a focus on Bligh's point of view and his character. It is a bit of an odd book, but also easy to read and there is no reason not to.
April 25, 2021
Very informative but in a good way. I didn’t know all that much about captain Bligh. Have to admit, I think this book was better than the movie.
September 30, 2023
Bought this years ago, think I watched a programme about Bligh at the time, 3.5 probably, rounded up as I wanted to finish it...
July 19, 2025
A reasonable overview, but the narrative jumped around far too much (in my opinion) to be a hugely informative and enjoyable read.
September 6, 2025
Covers a lot of ground (or water as the case may be) in a short book. I believe anyone reading this book today cannot imagine themselves surviving what they went through!
August 21, 2011
I usualy don`t like books based in the 17th century or beyond, and find it hard to read however this book was different. I was ingulfed in this book in the first chapter that explained the exciting tales of the exploration of the Pacific Islands and Australia and how Captain Cook died. This book then goes on to describe the mutiny of William and his crew which leads to one of the greatest survival stories in oceanic exploration history. I loved this book and I would recomend it to those who love a good survival story.
July 25, 2012
This was a well written book which describes the history of Captain Bligh and his nightmarish journey. Its descriptions of the difficulties of these men were excellent and brought the episode vividly to life. It also completely changed my view of Captain Bligh. I had a set of impressions based in the film "Mutiny on the Bounty" which I now know to be largely inaccurate.
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October 7, 2019
THIS WAS NOT KINDLE ADDITION - CANT GET IT OFF
This was a good read. Story didnt start out quite how I expected it, but does give a good insight into the lives and going on of Bligh. Does conclude nicely too. I would recommend.
This was a good read. Story didnt start out quite how I expected it, but does give a good insight into the lives and going on of Bligh. Does conclude nicely too. I would recommend.
August 6, 2011
Well written. Couldn't put it down.
January 24, 2014
An excellent book that has been well researched and written, puts to rest some of the more extreme views people had about him without denying the more prickly side of his personality.
October 3, 2020
Could have used more maps to illustrate the progress better.
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