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2010; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 71; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/crln.71.4.8363

2150-6698

George M. Eberhαrt,

After the Bounty, edited by Donald A. Maxton (253 pages, November 2009), consists of the journal (published only once before in 1935) written by James Morrison, boatswain's mate on the ill-fated HMS Bounty.Although Morrison was apparently not an active participant in the 1789 mutiny, he sailed with Fletcher Christian and the mutineers and remained behind on Tahiti with 15 others when the Bounty went looking for a safe haven.The first part of Morrison's journal, which he partially wrote in an English prison awaiting trial, is the only first-hand account of the events after Bligh's party was set adrift, including the mutineers' failed attempt to colonize the island of Tubuai, his 18-month sojourn on Tahiti, and his capture and imprisonment on the HMS Pandora and its subsequent shipwreck.The second part of the journal is filled with Morrison's observations on Tahitian life and culture.$29.95.Potomac.