The Bligh notebook: Rough account, Lieutenant Wm. Bligh's voyage in the Bounty's launch from the ship to Tofua & from thence to Timor, 28 April to 14 ... : with a draft list of the Bounty mutineers

by William Bligh, John Bach (Editor)

Second edition. Volume One the Facsimile of two. Contains a "Rough account---Lieutenant Wm Bligh's voyage in the Bounty's Launch from the ship to Tofua & from thence to Timor, 28 April to 14 June 1789, With a draft list of Bounty mutineers [loosely inserted]." Printed for the Members of the Book-of-the-Month Club. An intriguing glimpse into the world of a figure who we are used to seeing portrayed as the antagonist in film adaptations of this story. Marbled endpapers. 110 pages with one fold out plate. leather with gilt tooling on covers and spine, three raised bands, stained top edge. large 12mo..

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Vice Admiral of the Blue William Bligh, FRS, RN was an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. A historic mutiny occurred during his command of HMS Bounty in 1789; Bligh and his loyal men made a remarkable voyage to Timor, 3,618 nautical miles (6,701 km; 4,164 mi), after being set adrift in the Bounty's launch by the mutineers. Fifteen years after the Bounty mutiny, he was appointed Governor of New South Wales in Australia, with orders to clean up the corrupt rum trade of the New South Wales Corps, resulting in the so-called Rum Rebellion.