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Men Against the Sea
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
“Men Against the Sea” is the second novel in “The Bounty Trilogy”, a series of novels that describe the voyage, mutiny, and subsequent adventures of the officers and crew of HMS Bounty during its voyage from Spithead on the English Channel to Tahiti in the South Pacific.
On April 28th, 1789, disaffected crewmen led by Lieutenant Fletcher Christian seized control of the Bounty somewhere about 30 miles south of the tropical island of Tofua. The ship’s captain, William Bligh, along with eighteen men loyal to him, were crowded onto the Bounty’s 20-foot launch, provided with food and water sufficient for five days, and set adrift. Bligh calculated that the ship’s launch would need to cross 3,500 miles of open water before reaching the nearest European settlement on the island of Dutch Timor. This great novel is based on the actual events as recorded by the men on the launch, including Bligh’s log. In one of history’s most awe-inspiring adventures, and against all odds, Bligh brought all but one of his men to safety. How he accomplished this is brilliantly described by Nordhoff and Hall in “Men Against the Sea.”
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Critic reviews
“This vigorous, artistic narrative remains incontestably the finest account of the Bounty story, and since many others have tried to write of this famous ship and its misadventures, the accomplishment of Nordhoff and Hall was not trivial. A grand book.” – James A. Michener
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- Mr. Rupertpaget
- 05-10-23
Superb.
Astonishing and truly wonderful piece of genuine history in fictional form. Thank you so much.
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- Helen Palumbo
- 23-01-24
Not 2nd in the trilogy
I was disapointed in this as I had listened to The Mutiny On The Bounty by Captain Bly, and had wanted to hear the 'Second' part of the trilogy when he would of left Britain in persuit of the mutiniers, which I had presumed this would be, but this was just the part from leaving the Bounty on the launch and the journey to Timor, not even as much of the story as is in Captain Bly's book.
I am hoping the Pitcairn Island book will give the ending I expected.
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