BOATS MARITIME HISTORY / AUSTRALIANA

It is the eighteenth century, the era when brave mariners took their ships beyond the horizon in search of an unknown world. Those chosen to lead these expeditions were exceptional navigators, men who had shown brilliance as they ascended the ranks in the Royal Navy. They were also bloody good sailors. There’s a lot more to the story of the infamous Captain Bligh than mutiny, rum and convicts – it is also the untold story of one of our greatest sailors.

• xxxi, 368 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, col. ports. ; 24 cm. #120923/291124 (name on prelim.)