Bligh

In Bligh, the story of the most notorious of all Pacific explorers is told through a new lens as a significant episode in the history of the world, not simply of the West. Award-winning anthropologist Anne Salmond recounts the triumphs and disasters of William Bligh''s life and career in a riveting narrative that for the first time portrays the Pacific islanders as key players. From 1777, Salmond ...