From the Bounty to Safety—4,162 Miles across the Pacific in a Rowing Boat
by
John Toohey
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
At dawn on April 28, 1789, Captain William Bligh and eighteen men from HMS Bounty were herded onto a twenty-three-foot launch and abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Thus began their extraordinary journey to Java. Covering 4,162 miles, the small boat was battered by continuous storms, and...