

Batavia's Graveyard
The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny
Author: Mike Dash
Narrator: Guy Bethell
Unabridged: 12 hr 36 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 11/29/2016
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Transportation, Maritime History
Synopsis
With the help of a few disgruntled sailors, Jeronimus soon sparked a mutiny that seemed certain to succeed—but for one unplanned event: In the dark morning hours of June 3, the Batavia smashed through a coral reef and ran aground on a small chain of islands near Australia. The commander of the ship and the skipper evaded the mutineers by escaping in a tiny lifeboat and setting a course for Java to summon help. Nearly all of the passengers survived the wreck and found themselves trapped on a bleak coral island without water, food, or shelter. Leaderless, unarmed, and unaware of Jeronimus's treachery, they were at the mercy of the mutineers.