Fragile paradise : the discovery of Fletcher Christian, bounty mutineer / Glynn Christian.
TITLE:
Fragile paradise : the discovery of Fletcher Christian, bounty mutineer / Glynn Christian.
Publication Date:
1982
Publication Information:
Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown and Co.,
Edition:
1st American ed.
Physical Description:
256 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., facsims., plans, ports.
Geographic Term:
Bibliography Note:
Bibliography : p. [251]-252.
Summary:
The mutiny on Bounty on 28 April 1789 was the revolt of one man against another-Fletcher The mutiny on Bounty on 28 April 1789 was the revolt of one man against another - Fletcher Christian against William Bligh. On that fateful day two friends became mortal enemies in a mighty clash of wills that rocked a nation. In Fragile Paradise, the great-great-great-great-grandson of the Bounty mutineer brings to life a fascinating and complex character history has portrayed as both hero and villain, and the real story behind a mutiny that continues to divide opinion more than 200 years later.
Language:
English
ISBN:
[n/a]
