Pitcairn Island, the Bounty Mutineers and Their Descendants: A History

by Robert W. Kirk

Book Overview

The infamous Bounty mutiny of 1790 culminated in nine mutineers taking up residence on the small Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific. Rivalry over Polynesian women soon led to homicidal strife and, by 1808, when American sealing vessel Topaz stopped at the island, John Adams was the only mutineer alive. He, however, headed what was soon discovered to be a utopianlike Christian society.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786493844
• ISBN13: 9780786493845
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher