Table of Contents

List of figures
List of plates
List of tables
Preface

Introduction: the troubled history of Bounty’s story

Part 1: History’s shrouds and silences
1. A serious affair to be starved: the resentment of sailors when not properly fed
2. A soul in agony: Fletcher Christian’s torment
3. Somewhere between sea and sky: the enigma of Fletcher Christian’s death

Part 2: The making of Bounty’s story
4. Discovering nature: the rise of British scientific exploration, 1660–1800
5. Information and entertainment, image and archetype: the cardinal points of the exploration narrative
6. Men who strove with gods: James Cook, William Bligh, Fletcher Christian

Conclusion: the enduring intrigue of Bounty’s voyage

Acknowledgements
References
Index

Promotional Information

In Mutiny, Mayhem, Mythology,Alan Frost sheds a new light on the Bounty expedition in 1789 and the significance of its infamous mutiny.

About the Author

Alan Frost is professor emeritus of history at La Trobe University. His previous books include Botany Bay: The Real Story, The First Fleet: The Real Story, The Voyage of the Endeavour and The Global Reach of Empire.

Reviews

‘Professor Frost has looked closely at the primary sources surrounding Fletcher Christian. He argues that we do not know enough about Christian to assess why he mutinied. Similarly, he demonstrates that no one can know for sure what happened on Pitcairn Island in the first 10 years because all the
sources are suspect … This book will, as the author hopes, open up the field for further studies based on a firmer grasp of the sources'
*History Australia*

"there have been innumerable books written and movies made about the subject. Most have sympathised quite strongly with the leader of the mutineers, Fletcher Christian, against the Captain of the Bounty William Bligh. Frost is much more even-handed. Using a psychological and literary
approach, he analyses the many available documents and some more he has discovered, to put the mutiny into realistic perspective ... Your reviewer has read many books on the Bounty and seen the movies. Frost’s book is the most objective and informative of all.'
*Ausmarine*