| Mutiny on the Bounty Contributor(s): Nordhoff, Charles (Author), Hall, James Norman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316611689 ISBN-13: 9780316611688 Publisher: Back Bay Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1989 Annotation: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY is the thrilling account of the strange, eventful, and tragic voyage of His Majesty's Ship Bounty in 1788-1789, which culminated in Fletcher Christian's mutiny against Captain Bligh. - Like many great works of literature, the novels in the Bounty trilogy appeal to readers both young and old. - Perennial bestsellers. Since their initial publication in the 1930s, the Bounty novels have sold many millions of copies. - The appetite for nautical adventure stories is at an all-time high--as evidenced, for example, by the success of Back Bay's recent repackaging of C. S. Forester's Hornblower novels. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 88029092 |
| Lexile Measure: 1080 |
| Series: Back Bay Books |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5.56" W x 8.34" (0.82 lbs) 400 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 712 Reading Level: 8.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 22.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mutiny on the Bounty is an "astounding sea tale" (New York Times) that thrills readers young and old with its action-packed account of treachery and survival in the South Pacific. Cherished as one of the most thrilling sea adventures ever recorded, Mutiny on the Bounty has sold millions of copies and enthralled generations of readers around the world in the eight decades since its initial publication. The novel reprises a true story -- the strange, eventful, and tragic voyage of His Majesty's Ship Bounty in 1788-1789, which culminated in Fletcher Christian's mutiny against Captain Bligh -- and reaches peaks of narrative excitement that mark the book indelibly as a modern classic. The story of the Bounty continues in Men Against the Sea and Pitcairn's Island. "A superb achievement...Here is what the historical novel should be -- a bit of history brought to life in a book." --New York Times |