The Mutiny on Board H.M.S. Bounty A ..., William Bligh
The Mutiny on Board H.M.S. Bounty A ..., William Bligh
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The Mutiny on Board H.M.S. Bounty (A Graphic Novel Audio)
Illustrated Classics

Author: William Bligh

Narrator: Saddleback Educational Publishing

Unabridged: 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Synopsis

Sail the seas in good weather and bad on the ship H.M.S. Bounty. Flounder in a hurricane as you try to round Cape Horn. Sail to the South Seas the long way, around the Cape of Good Hope and through the Indian Ocean. Enjoy the idyllic island life and decide for yourself if the men on the Bounty should have mutinied against Captain Bligh. Find out what happened when the Captain and his men were put off the Bounty in a small rowboat with little food or water. Did they make it?

About William Bligh

William Bligh (1754-1817) was a British naval officer and colonial governor who is best remembered for the mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty.

Bligh began his naval service at the age of nine. By age fifteen, he had a strong background in shipboard math. He served as the sailing master on Captain James Cook's last voyage (1776-1780). Taking command of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1787, he was commissioned to sail to Tahiti and pick up a cargo of breadfruit trees for the Indies. Alleged harsh treatment of his crew resulted in a mutiny in April 1789. Bligh and eighteen loyal crew members were set adrift in an open boat and through skillful seamanship navigated more than 3,600 miles to Timor. En route, Bligh charted part of the northeast coast of New Holland (Australia).

After the Bounty voyage, Bligh commanded a number of scientific voyages. He served under Horatio Nelson during the wars with France, and in 1805, Bligh was appointed governor of New South Wales. He died a vice-admiral.

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