Description
Book Synopsis Popular films about the Bounty mutiny only scratch the surface. This rebellion on a British vessel in 1789 sparked the voyages of H.M.S. Pandora--dispatched to track down the mutineers and return them to England for court-martial--and the Matavy, a schooner built by the mutineers in Tahiti.
This is the first book to include eyewitness accounts from five men who endured these voyages. Presented in overlapping, chronological order are the first publication of a narrative by a member of Matavy''s crew, who vividly describes a desperate struggle to survive with meager provisions among islands filled with hostile natives. A previously unpublished poem by an anonymous sailor on Pandora recounts the ship''s sinking, the survivors'' tortuous journey to the Dutch East Indies, and their return to England. The captain''s unedited statement on the loss of Pandora is included and appendices summarize the Bounty and Pandora court
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
A Note on the Text
Part One. The Bounty Mutineers in Tahiti
Part Two. Outward Bound on H.M.S. Pandora
Part Three. Capturing the Mutineers
Part Four. Searching for Fletcher Christian
Part Five. Shipwreck in Torres Strait
Part Six. Sailing to the Dutch East Indies
Part Seven. Passage to Batavia and England
Part Eight. The Unforeseen Voyage of Matavy
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
