''The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences'' (

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) by

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is considered the classic account of the mutiny on the ''Bounty''. It includes a description of the island of

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, and a narrative of events from the embarkation of the ''

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'' in 1787 through to the trial of some of the mutineers in 1792 and the survival of others on

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. The story is told through the medium of the original documents in the case, which Barrow critically evaluates. It was first published in 1831 by John Murray as the 25th volume in their '' Family Library'' series. An American edition followed under the title ''A Description of Pitcairn's island and its Inhabitants: With an Authentic Account of the Mutiny of the Ship Bounty, and of the Subsequent Fortunes of the Mutineers'' (New York: Harper, 1832). The many later reissues include a 1936

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edition.

References

* Eugene L. Rasor ''English/British Naval History to 1815: A Guide to the Literature'' (London: Praeger, 2004) p. 182 * Anonymous review in ''The Edinburgh Literary Journal, or Weekly Register of Criticism and Belles Lettres'' vol. 6, pp. 238–243

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