Search for Paradise

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Search for Paradise
The Most Famous Mutiny in British Naval History

Loaded with weapons, the mutineers headed to the forward ladderway and started up it. But, looking down, Hayward saw their guns and, in awed terror, demanded to know what was happening. He was told the captain had commanded the men to exercise at dawn.

Not believing the yarn, Hayward started aft toward Bligh’s compartment to awaken him. Not far off, Willliam McCoy, tattooed and scarred from knife fights, had been loading his musket on deck. Immediately he banged it heavily three times on the deck – to warn his companions below to get up on the deck quick!

Just then, Christian emerged from the hatchway, carrying a musket with a fixed bayonet and an ammunition box in his left hand and a cutlass and pistol in his right.

…With the men behind him watching Hayward, Fletcher now slowly descended the aft ladderway.

If you are a landlubber, you may need to read the nautical terms on the first few pages. Once you are ready, head on over to page 9 and begin your voyage. The Bounty will weigh anchor on the 23rd and head out to sea. It may be a difficult voyage, so come prepared.

Destination: Tahiti.

Complete story of the mutiny on the Bounty and the journey to and settlement on Pitcairn Island.

224 pp.

Paperback.