Review of "The Bounty : The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty" by Caroline Alexander

Choices! Choices! If you have a lot of time on your hands or are driving a long distance, then be sure to select the unabridged edition of this fascinating tale. We all know the story of the HMS Bounty, the wicked Captain Bligh, and our hero Fletcher Christian. In fact, some really fine films have been made of this sea tale that ends in horror. Now you can find out what really happened to the famous ship. The author tells us that what we think we know about the Bounty is all wrong. This is the story of the actual event from it's origins to it's aftermath. Author Caroline Alexander has done a definitive study and come with new information. Maybe Captain Bligh was not all that bad. Perhaps he was a leader. He was not cruel and he had a very clean record. In fact, we are told Bligh did not believe in corporal punishment.

Are you curious? I was, and found this to be a piece of history that well deserves the inspection that Caroline Alexander presents in this fine audiobook.