| Innocent on the Bounty: The Court-Martial and Pardon of Midshipman Peter Heywood, in Letters Contributor(s): Heywood, Peter (Author), Heywood, Nessy (Author), Maxton, Donald a. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0786472669 ISBN-13: 9780786472666 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - General - History | World - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2013003023 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first complete publication of a rare collection of letters and poems written from 1790 to 1792--many of which have never appeared in print--telling the true story of Peter Heywood, a young Royal Navy midshipman on H.M.S. Bounty accused of mutiny, and his devoted sister, Nessy, who worked tirelessly to save him from being condemned and executed for this crime. This edition is a faithful transcription of a manuscript held at the Newberry Library in Chicago--one of only five surviving manuscripts. |
