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The Eventful History Of The Mutiny And Piratical Seizure Of HMS Bounty
''The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences'' (1831) by Sir John Barrow is considered the classic account of the mutiny on the ''Bounty''. It includes a description of the island of Tahiti, and a narrative of events from the embarkation of the ''Bounty'' in 1787 through to the trial of some of the mutineers in 1792 and the survival of others on Pitcairn Island. The story is told through the medium of the original documents in the case, which Barrow critically evaluates. It was first published in 1831 by John Murray as the 25th volume in their '' Family Library'' series. An American edition followed under the title ''A Description of Pitcairn's island and its Inhabitants: With an Authentic Account of the Mutiny of the Ship Bounty, and of the Subsequent Fortunes of the Mutineers'' (New York: Harper, 1832). The many later reissues include a 1936 Oxford World's Classics edition. References * Eugene L. Rasor ''Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piratical Seizure Of HMS Bounty
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, vessels used for piracy are pirate ships. The earliest documented instances of piracy were in the 14th century BC, when the Sea Peoples, a group of ocean raiders, attacked the ships of the Aegean and Mediterranean civilisations. Narrow channels which funnel shipping into predictable routes have long created opportunities for piracy, as well as for privateering and commerce raiding. Historic examples include the waters of Gibraltar, the Strait of Malacca, Madagascar, the Gulf of Aden, and the English Channel, whose geographic structures facilitated pirate attacks. The term ''piracy'' generally refers to maritime piracy, although the term has been generalized to refer to acts committed on land, in the air, on computer networks, and (in scienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
