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John Toohey is a historian, photographer, documentary maker, and journalist. He has previously been shortlisted for the prestigious Vogel Prize and lives in Perth, Australia.

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"A voyage of the most extraordinary nature that ever happened in the world"
By sally tarbox on July 25, 2017
Format: Hardcover
Until I watched the recent 'Mutiny' TV series, I only had a vague impression of Bligh as a cruel and sadistic captain.
In actual fact he was a master mariner par excellence, taking his crew of eighteen over 4000 miles in a 23 ft launch, from the middle of the Pacific Ocean to Timor. After an unfriendly reception in the Friendly Islands (where one man died), Bligh resolved to try to sail directly to Timor and civilisation. On minimal rations, there were plenty of tensions, not least from resentful Second in Command, John Fryer - and as hunger kicked in, many men supported him against the strong-willed captain who was determined not to exceed the daily food allowance.

The author vividly recreates the 6 weeks at sea: "For three weeks since leaving Tofoa they had been hounded by storms, they were utterly exhausted, no one had slept a full night since fleeing the island, their clothes had rotted under the stinging force of the rain, they were starved, gaunt and filthy, the pork was spoiling and the bread was damp and mouldy grey."

Slightly 'fictionalized' at times as the author imagines the feelings of the protagonists; but a fascinating read.
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