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'The eighteenth century was an era when brave mariners took their ships beyond the horizon in search of an unknown world. Those chosen to lead these expeditions were exceptional navigators, men who had shown brilliance as they ascended the ranks in the Royal Navy. They were also bloody good sailors.From ship's boy to vice-admiral, discover how much more there was to Captain Bligh than his infamous bad temper. Meet a 24-year-old Master Bligh as he witnesses the demise of his Captain and mentor Cook; a 34-year-old Lieutenant Bligh at the helm of the famous Bounty then cast adrift by Fletcher Christian on an epic 47-day open-boat voyage from Tonga to Timor; and a 36-year-old Captain Bligh as he takes HMS Providence, in the company of a young Matthew Flinders, on a grand scientific voyage around the world.' (Source: www.hachette.com.au/) (Sighted 03/11/2010).
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Dedication:To those individuals who, like Bligh,
have stood proud through adversity,
slander and ridicule and gone on to achieve great things.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Two Views of Captain Bligh
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 55 no. 4 2011; (p. 76-78)
— Review of Bligh : Master Mariner 2010 single work biography -
Bligh Image Gets a Polish
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 February 2011; (p. 37)
— Review of Bligh : Master Mariner 2010 single work biography ; Bligh in Australia 2010 single work biography -
Bligh's Reputation on a New Tack
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 January 2011; (p. 23)
— Review of Bligh : Master Mariner 2010 single work biography -
Intrepid Leader's Trials and Triumphs
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 January 2011; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Bligh : Master Mariner 2010 single work biography -
The Sea
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 7 November 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of Bligh : Master Mariner 2010 single work biography
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After the Mutiny
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 - 31 October 2010; (p. 22)
— Review of Bligh : Master Mariner 2010 single work biography -
The Sea
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 7 November 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of Bligh : Master Mariner 2010 single work biography -
Intrepid Leader's Trials and Triumphs
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 January 2011; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Bligh : Master Mariner 2010 single work biography -
Bligh's Reputation on a New Tack
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 January 2011; (p. 23)
— Review of Bligh : Master Mariner 2010 single work biography -
Bligh Image Gets a Polish
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 February 2011; (p. 37)
— Review of Bligh : Master Mariner 2010 single work biography ; Bligh in Australia 2010 single work biography
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