Log Of Captain Bligh - Mutiny and Survival - Larry W Jones - Bog

On April 4, 1789, the Bounty departed Tahiti with its store of breadfruit saplings. On April 28, near the island of Tonga, Fletcher Christian and 25 petty officers and seamen seized the ship. Bligh was set adift in an overcrowded 23-foot-long boat in the middle of the Pacific. By remarkable seamanship, Bligh and his men sailed over 3,600 nautical miles, reaching Timor in the East Indies on June 14, 1789. This publication "Log Of Captain Bligh - Mutiny and Survival" is his day-by-day account of the ship Bounty's visit to Otaheite and his perilous voyage in an open boat, battling the ocean and elements for survival. Enjoy this classic first-hand novel.