Book detail: A Voyage to the South Sea 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 ... is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
A Voyage to the South Sea is a historical account of a 18th-century expedition. It recounts the mission to transport breadfruit trees from the South Sea to the West Indies, which was intended to provide a new food source for the British colonies. The narrative delves into the mutiny that occurred aboard the Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian, and the subsequent voyage of the loyalists in the ship's boat from Tofoa to Timor. The book offers insights into the challenges faced during the journey and the aftermath of the mutiny.
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