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William Bligh
William Bligh (1754–1817) was a British naval officer and writer best known for his role as captain of the HMS "Bounty" during the infamous mutiny in 1789. After being set adrift by his crew, Bligh navigated over 3,600 miles to safety, later chronicling the ordeal in his book "A Narrative of the Mutiny on Board His Majesty's Ship "Bounty". He later served as Governor of New South Wales, where he faced another rebellion, known as the Rum Rebellion, in 1808. Despite his tumultuous career, Bligh's writings and leadership in difficult situations contributed to his complex legacy as both a controversial figure and a skilled navigator.
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ADVERTISEMENT. The following Narrative is only a part of a voyage undertaken for the purpose of conveying the Bread-fruit Tree from the South Sea Islands to the West Indies. The manner in which this expedition miscarried, with the subsequent transactions and events, are here related. This part of the voyage is not first in the order of time, yet the circumstances are so distinct from that by which it...
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CHAPTER 1.Plan of the Expedition.Outfit and Occurrences to the time of leaving England.Description of the Breadfruit.1787. The King having been graciously pleased to comply with a request from the merchants and planters interested in his Majesty's West India possessions that the breadfruit tree might be introduced into those islands, a vessel proper for the undertaking was bought and taken into...
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