Mutiny on the Bounty  (Hardcover, Charles Bernard Nordhoff)

Journeying through thousands of miles of sea with idequate supplies and without a compass or charts– William Bligh and eighteen seamen achieved this extraordiry feat of seamanship. This time-honored classic, written in 1790, is Bligh's persol account of an extraordiry feat of seamanship, in which he used a sextant, a pocket watch, and his own iron will to direct an ill-equipped vessel and crew to safety across nearly 4,000 miles of rolling sea after being cast out from his own ship by Fletcher Christian and his rebel band. Be prepared to be captivated by this story of daring and perseverance.