Captain Bligh's Second Chance: An Eyewitness Account of His Return to the South SeasChatham, 2007 - Broj stranica: 184 Shortly after the Bounty mutiny, William Bligh was commissioned to lead another voyage on the Providence in 1791-- a journey that culminated in the successful transport of breadfruit and botanical specimens from the West Indies. But just weeks after the Providence left port, Bligh succumbed to illness and took to bed--often near death--for most of the trip. Captain Bligh's Second Chance is the fascinating memoir of Lieutenant George Tobin, who accompanied Bligh on the Providence voyage and documented his illnesses and the effects on the crew. Tobin's account reveals that the voyage of Providence is more than the turning point in Bligh's career; it is the key to understanding his whole life and character. |
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... trees , one was observed of the fir kind , the wood of a deep mahogany colour . The fern tree was among the number . The soil in general is light and sandy , but on the slope of some of the hills , a fine dark mould , which is also the ...
... trees , one was observed of the fir kind , the wood of a deep mahogany colour . The fern tree was among the number . The soil in general is light and sandy , but on the slope of some of the hills , a fine dark mould , which is also the ...
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... trees , hollowed out with fire for that purpose . * I certainly met with burnt trees in our walks , the tracks of the natives , as well as in the mountains where no vestige appeared of their ever having been , but it is difficult to ...
... trees , hollowed out with fire for that purpose . * I certainly met with burnt trees in our walks , the tracks of the natives , as well as in the mountains where no vestige appeared of their ever having been , but it is difficult to ...
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... tree for cocoanuts to refresh us . The natives climb these trees with an agility and confidence really surprising . They first fasten to their feet a piece of soft rope made of grass , about three feet in length , which being doubled ...
... tree for cocoanuts to refresh us . The natives climb these trees with an agility and confidence really surprising . They first fasten to their feet a piece of soft rope made of grass , about three feet in length , which being doubled ...
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AprilOctober 1791 | 15 |
NovemberDecember 1791 | 34 |
December 1791March 1792 | 54 |
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