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Mutiny on the Bounty

A saga of sex, sedition, mayhem and mutiny, and survival against extraordinary odds

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Mutiny on the Bounty

Written by: Peter FitzSimons
Narrated by: Michael Carman
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The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before.

Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave. Under the leadership of Fletcher Christian most of the crew mutinied soon after sailing from Tahiti, setting Captain William Bligh and 18 loyal crewmen adrift in a small open boat. In one of history's great feats of seamanship, Bligh navigated this tiny vessel for 3618 nautical miles to Timor.

Fletcher Christian and the mutineers sailed back to Tahiti, where most remained and were later tried for mutiny. But Christian, along with eight fellow mutineers and some Tahitian men and women, sailed off into the unknown, eventually discovering the isolated Pitcairn Island - at the time not even marked on British maps - and settling there.

This astonishing story is historical adventure at its very best, encompassing the mutiny, Bligh's monumental achievement in navigating to safety, and Fletcher Christian and the mutineers' own epic journey from the sensual paradise of Tahiti to the outpost of Pitcairn Island. The mutineers' descendants live on Pitcairn to this day, amid swirling stories and rumours of past sexual transgressions and present-day repercussions. Mutiny on the Bounty is a sprawling, dramatic tale of intrigue, bravery and sheer boldness, told with the accuracy of historical detail and total command of story that are Peter FitzSimons' trademarks. 18th Century Australia & Oceania Modern Oceania World Sailing Adventure Royal Navy
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This is in the top ten of audiobooks I've ever listened to, and I think I'm past the 1,000 book mark now. What an amazing story, and the narration is equally brilliant.

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Epic tale, written mostly in the present tense. Simply amazing that this story truly played out in real life, and aided by the fact that they’re reading from literal excerpts of journals written by the captain and sailors of this voyage in the 1700’s. Amazing recount of real history but that reads like a fantastical adventure of murder and mayhem in the high seas. 10/10

Incredible true story

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What an unbelievable story, so well written and researched.
Brilliantly read, I so often felt that I was almost part of these epic events.

An extraordinary saga

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Never knew the story of this mutiny. Really well written and performed. I highly recommend it…

Great Book

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I like the story, always interested in early stories from the high seas. Well written and expertly narrated. Thank you.

Great classic

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