false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171976326m/128824.jpg 128824 8 In 1629, the Dutch merchantman <I>Batavia</I> grounded on a desolate atoll near Western Australia. Of the 200 survivors, 115 were subsequently murdered, in coldest blood, by a group of the ship's sailors and their psychopathic leader, Jeronimus Corneliszoon. <I>Batavia's Graveyard</I> is Mike Dash's unnerving, measured account of the incident. The victims included children, babies, and pregnant women; the crimes took place over a period of several months. Though the killings make a substantial, chilling tale in themselves, Dash adroitly places the shocking spree in larger context with illuminating discussions of 17th century medical practices, religious heresy, global politics, and shipboard sociology and daily life. Additionally, he draws dozens of portraits of the participants in this ghastly drama, most fascinatingly that of Corneliszoon, who emerges as a grotesquely charismatic predecessor of the likes of Charles Manson and Ted Bundy. <I>Batavia's Graveyard</I>, a skillful melding of accessible scholarship and evenhanded narrative and of overview and telling detail, is a welcome achievement. <I>--H. O'Billovitch</I> 124075 2002 Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny total:103|5:39|4:47|3:15|2:2|1:0| 103 432 171 25 897864 0609607669 9780609607664 8 2 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179282517m/897864.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/897864.Batavia_s_Graveyard_The_True_Story_of_the_Mad_Heretic_Who_Led_History_s_Bloodiest_Mutiny 4 0 false Wed May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Sat Nov 28 19:02:01 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 19:03:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 128824 0609807161 9780609807163 85 23 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171976326m/128824.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128824.Batavia_s_Graveyard_The_True_Story_of_the_Mad_Heretic_Who_Led_History_s_Bloodiest_Mutiny 5 0 false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Jun 12 19:08:55 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 19:11:37 -0700 2009

If you are planning on reading this, let me give you a heads up. What's between the covers of this book is NOT for the squeamish...I thought the story of the wreck of the Essex was bad but this takes the cake.

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The subject is disturbing, but in a way fascinating as it is difficult to comprehend what life on board the Batavia must have been like, let alone life on the Abrolhos after ...more...]]> 128824 0609807161 9780609807163 85 23 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171976326m/128824.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128824.Batavia_s_Graveyard_The_True_Story_of_the_Mad_Heretic_Who_Led_History_s_Bloodiest_Mutiny 4 0 false Fri Oct 30 18:18:13 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 18:18:13 -0700 2009 128824 0609807161 9780609807163 85 23 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171976326m/128824.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128824.Batavia_s_Graveyard_The_True_Story_of_the_Mad_Heretic_Who_Led_History_s_Bloodiest_Mutiny 4 0 false Mon Dec 15 21:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 21:02:08 -0800 2008 128824 0609807161 9780609807163 85 23 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171976326m/128824.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128824.Batavia_s_Graveyard_The_True_Story_of_the_Mad_Heretic_Who_Led_History_s_Bloodiest_Mutiny 5 0 false Wed Aug 06 17:09:02 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 06:12:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 128824 0609807161 9780609807163 85 23 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171976326m/128824.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128824.Batavia_s_Graveyard_The_True_Story_of_the_Mad_Heretic_Who_Led_History_s_Bloodiest_Mutiny 0 0 false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 17:16:24 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 17:18:15 -0700 2009 128824 0609807161 9780609807163 85 23 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171976326m/128824.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128824.Batavia_s_Graveyard_The_True_Story_of_the_Mad_Heretic_Who_Led_History_s_Bloodiest_Mutiny 4 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 24 10:09:41 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 10:11:53 -0800 2009 128824 0609807161 9780609807163 85 23 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171976326m/128824.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128824.Batavia_s_Graveyard_The_True_Story_of_the_Mad_Heretic_Who_Led_History_s_Bloodiest_Mutiny 0 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 08:32:18 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 07:56:22 -0700 2009
I read this while at the beach during the summer - good ol' adventure reading! I definitely recommend this for readers who like true stories that can be mistaken for fiction - some of the events in this book are crazy, reader beware!

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A great read and it goes fast for being over 500 pa...more...]]> 128824 0609807161 9780609807163 85 23 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171976326m/128824.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128824.Batavia_s_Graveyard_The_True_Story_of_the_Mad_Heretic_Who_Led_History_s_Bloodiest_Mutiny 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Mar 27 12:19:12 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 12:28:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 128824 0609807161 9780609807163 85 23 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171976326m/128824.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128824.Batavia_s_Graveyard_The_True_Story_of_the_Mad_Heretic_Who_Led_History_s_Bloodiest_Mutiny 4 0 false Sun Jul 20 07:06:16 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 07:07:14 -0700 2008 128824 0609807161 9780609807163 85 23 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171976326m/128824.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128824.Batavia_s_Graveyard_The_True_Story_of_the_Mad_Heretic_Who_Led_History_s_Bloodiest_Mutiny 3 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Oct 09 07:24:05 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 07:24:54 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=128824