At 2pm on Saturday 27th September 2003, at the Sir John Barrow Cottage, Dragley Beck, Ulverston
come and help celebrate the re-launch of Sir John Barrow’s famous book
 

Mutiny! The Real History of the H.M.S. Bounty

Sir John Barrow
New Introduction by Edward Leslie
 

The tragic, yet remarkable, story of the H.M.S. Bounty is one of a treacherous Mutiny in 1789 that left Lieutenant
 William Bligh and eighteen of his men adrift in the Pacific Ocean. With nothing more than a sextant and a pocket
watch, Lt Bligh safely navigated his men 3,600 nautical miles in 41 days with only one casualty.

The mutineers eventually settled and burned the ship in what is now called Bounty Bay, and they weren’t
discovered for another 18 years. Written by British geographer Sir John Barrow, this heartbreaking
story became a landmark case in naval history.

The Authors
British geographer and promoter of Arctic exploration Sir John Barrow (1764-1848) was the author of Discovery and Research in the Arctic Regions.
He lived in Ulverston and his home in the town is now being restored in to a small museum dedicated to his life and works.
Edward Leslie is author of The Devil Knows How to Ride and Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls.