"A Voyage to the South Sea" by William Bligh is a true story about a journey across the ocean in the late 1700s. It tells the story of Captain Bligh's adventure on a ship named the Bounty. The ship was sent to get breadfruit trees and bring them to the West Indies. But, things got crazy when the crew of the ship decided to take control in a mutiny. After that, Captain Bligh and some of his crew had to travel a very long distance in a small boat from a place called Tofua to Timor. The story shares what it was like to get ready for the trip, what the ship was like, and why bringing breadfruit trees to the West Indies was important. But as tensions begin to rise, the book describes the events that led to the mutiny and the tough journey that followed.

A voyage to the South Sea : $b Undertaken by command of His Majesty for the purpose of conveying the bread-fruit tree to the West Indies in His Majesty's ship the Bounty commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh; including an account of the mutiny on board the said ship and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew in the ship's boat from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies
By William Bligh
Embark on an epic 18th-century voyage where duty and ambition collide, only to be capsized by betrayal, leaving a captain and his loyal men adrift in a desperate fight for survival after a shocking mutiny.
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About the AuthorVice-Admiral William Bligh was a British officer in the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. He is best known for the mutiny on HMS Bounty, which occurred in 1789 when the ship was under his command. The reasons behind the mutiny continue to be debated. After being set adrift in Bounty's launch by the mutineers, Bligh and those loyal to him stopped for supplies on Tofua, losing a man to natives. Bligh and his men reached Timor alive, after a journey of 3,618 nautical miles.
Vice-Admiral William Bligh was a British officer in the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. He is best known for the mutiny on HMS Bounty, which occurred in 1789 when the ship was under his command. The reasons behind the mutiny continue to be debated. After being set adrift in Bounty's launch by the mutineers, Bligh and those loyal to him stopped for supplies on Tofua, losing a man to natives. Bligh and his men reached Timor alive, after a journey of 3,618 nautical miles.
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