This is the story of two thrilling generations of Bounty. First, the
original eighteenth century British Naval Transport ship, on which the
most infamous mutiny in British naval history played out. Pulling
together details from various contemporary accounts of these events
author and filmmaker Geoff D'Eon tells the tale of a harsh leader cast
out to sea who miraculously finds his way back to England.
Then comes the glorious twentieth century Hollywood recreation of
Bounty from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Her crew spend delightful weeks in
the South Pacific. Years later, Bounty fights for survival as her
captain sails her straight into violent Hurricane Sandy. A dramatic
rescue effort saves the crew, but the ship, the captain and one young
crew member are lost.
Spanning four centuries, this is a story of romance, risk, exotic
travel, cruelty, lust, loyalty, jealousy, misadventure, hubris, heroism
and death. Fully illustrated with paintings, photographs and artifacts,
this book tells one of the greatest sea stories of them all.