James Norman Hall (1887–1951)

Twenty one men were placed in the Bounty's launch following the celebrated mutiny. Lt. Bligh brought all but one of them to Timor island, the closest European colony. This is a novel necessarily kinder to Bligh than the two Hollywood films made in 1935, and 1965. In the opinion of Bligh's biographers, Bligh was a magnificent bad weather sailor, and a very good Navigator, but a very difficult human being to live with. In a rowboat with only seven inches (17.7 cm) of freeboard, it must have been a very difficult 2500 miles. Try "The Bounty" a British/Australian co-production for a better view of Bligh.… (mere)

Pitcairn's Island follows the mutineers of the Bounty as they take refuge on the loneliest island in the Pacific.
In the annals of seafaring there is no more fascinating account of South Seas adventure than Pitcairn's Island. The novel unfolds a tale of desperation, profligacy, and betrayal as it chronicles the fate of Fletcher Christian, his fellow mutineers aboard H.M.S. Bounty, and a handful of Tahitians, who together take refuge on the loneliest island in the Pacific. Living undiscovered for eighteen years, the settlers of Pitcairn establish a primitive but thriving community whose peace is ultimately shattered by a struggle of bitter vengeance.… (mere)