CAPTAIN BLIGH'S PORTABLE NIGHTMARE: From the Bounty to Safety--4,162 Miles Across the Pacific in a Rowing Boat

Combining extensive research with dazzling storytelling, Toohey tells a gripping tale of seafaring, exploration and mutiny on the high seas, while also dismissing the black legend of the cruel and foulmouthed Captain William Bligh and reinstating him not just as a man of his times but as a true hero.