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A Brief History of Mutiny: Furious, savage and bloody: 400 years of rebellion (Brief Histories)
Richard Woodman
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Description for A Brief History of Mutiny: Furious, savage and bloody: 400 years of rebellion (Brief Histories)
Paperback. Furious and bloody: 400 years of shipboard rebellion Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JWXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 376.
The notorious uprising on the Bounty has been elevated to iconic status by Hollywood, yet Richard Woodman describes it here as a mere 'pup' among mutinies. Captain Bligh was neither tyrant nor sadist -- whereas Pigot of the Hermione was both. Woodman brings a seaman's perspective to this
compelling history, which stretches from Magellan's handling of an uprising on his great voyage of discovery in 1519 to the 'sordid crimes' that mutinies had become four centuries later.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Robinson
Condition
New
Series
Brief Histories
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841197371
SKU
9781841197371
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Richard Woodman
Richard Woodman was born in London in 1944. He became an indentured midshipman in cargo liners at 16 and has sailed in a variety of ships, serving from apprentice to captain. He remains a professional sailor and in 1978 won the Marine Society's Harmer Award. Richard Woodman served an apprenticeship in cargo-liners, qualified as a navigator and spent another ... Read more
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