ID: | 21133 |
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Entry Text: | Schreiber, Roy E. The Fortunate Adversities of William Bligh. American University Studies Series IX, # 108. New York: Peter Lang, 1991, viii, 257 pp. Bounty mutiny made Bligh famous despite fact of insignificance; massive interest then & now; tyrant & villain but retired as Admiral, member of Royal Society; some rehabilitation & some "dark" Bligh, e.g., Charles Laughton; fascination continues. |