The Real Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty

Captain Bligh of the famous story about the mutiny on the Bounty is usually remembered as a tyrant - a man who drove his crew to rebel against him. But Lakes Region resident Caroline Alexander says the truth is much different. She's written a new book, The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty, that portrays William Bligh as an excellent navigator, no more a tyrant than any other captain of his day, who was largely a victim of circumstance.

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