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Captain Bligh’s Personal Journals

Never knew they existed. Was he really involved in three mutinies?

"A Fatal Shore" details some of his problems dealing with the corrupt officers in Oz when he was the Governor General or the like.

93 posted on 02/03/2014 3:15:13 PM PST by Calvin Locke
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It was a thick book, with quite a few “self-serving” paragraphs, but one gets the impression that he really liked Fletcher Christian, and was totally flummoxed by the Mutiny.

It also showed his difficulty in getting a new command because of his history. The governorship in OZ was probably a combination of honoring him for his courage and seamanship and getting RID of him! LOL!


102 posted on 02/03/2014 3:18:58 PM PST by left that other site
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