Men against the sea book

It tells how captain william bligh and eighteen members of his crew were set adrift in a twentythreefoot open launch by the mutineers h. He pulls together a number of different threads science, literature, the bible, various sea stories to form a single, powerful piece. Men against the sea by charles bernard nordhoff goodreads. Men against the sea is a heroic tale of 19 men as they attempt to get back home. The adventure is firmly ground in reality, but that makes it only more adventurous and enjoyable. I had actually enjoyed this book the best of the trilogy, so when. Men against the sea hardcover january 1, 1934 by james norman nordhoff, charles. After leaving the service, nordhoff stayed on in paris, france, where he worked as a journalist and wrote his first book, the fledgling. Unsurpassed as a gripping tale of historical adventure, men against the sea is the epic account of the eighteen loyal men set adrift on the high seas after the mutiny on the bounty.

Unsurpassed as a gripping tale of historical adventure, men aga. Men against the sea bounty trilogy, book 2 by james norman. The second book in nordhoff and halls bounty trilogy does not disappoint. From wikipedia, i came to know that this is the second of a trilogy of stories. Men against the sea is a novel based on true events.

Unsurpassed as a gripping tale of historical adventure, men against the sea is the epic account of the eighteen loyal men set adrift. Men against the sea by charles nordhoff hachette book group. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. Charles nordhoff and james norman hall a project gutenberg australia ebook ebook no 0800411h. No, he doesnt come across as a nice man, yet reading men against the sea showed another facet of his complex personality. This book takes a natural disaster, a storm of the century, and builds it into a compelling clash of man against nature with man having little or no chance. Men against the sea follows the journey of lieutenant william bligh and the eighteen men set adrift in an open boat by the mutineers of the bounty. The story is told from the perspective of thomas ledward, the bounty s acting surgeon, who went into the ships launch with bligh. Men against the sea by charles nordhoff, james norman hall. Men against the sea bounty trilogy, book 2 by james norman hall and charles nordhoff book cover, description, publication history. In other words, its a sea yarn perhaps my favorite yarn genre, and junger is a great raconteur. The characters, especially that of captain bligh, and enjoyable and memorable. With captain bligh at the helm of a 23foot open launch, the loyal sailors are alone on uncharted waters, struggling to survive on scant rations and taking pains to avoid war canoes and inhabited islands under cover of night.