10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PITCAIRN ISLAND»
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Pitcairn Island in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Pitcairn Island and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Fletcher Christian, second-in-command of the Bounty, struggles to find a permanent refuge for the people under his charge after overthrowing the captain of the ship and setting him adrift in the launch boat.
Charles Nordhoff, James Hall Hall, 2011
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Pitcairn Island: Life and Death in Eden
This book discusses the purposes of the Bounty's voyage, the mutiny and its consequences, but goes further than any previous publications, to relate the gripping drama of subsequent events on Pitcairn - of the fifteen men who landed on the ...
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Pitcairn Island, the Bounty Mutineers, and Their ...
Beginning with a background look at the circumstances surrounding the mutiny, this volume contains a detailed history of the Pitcairn islanders from the original settlement through the opening years of the 21st century.
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Mutiny of the Bounty and Story of
Pitcairn Island, 1790-1894
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed.
Rosalind Amelia Young, 2012
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Lost Paradise: From Mutiny on the Bounty to a Modern-Day ...
In this riveting account, Kathy Marks tells the disturbing saga and asks profound questions about human behavior.
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Pitcairn Island as a Port of Call: A Record, 1790-2010, 2d ed.
"This maritime history of the island chronicles every ship that has called at Pitcairn from the time of the arrival of the mutineers in 1790 to December 2010.
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Life and Death in Eden:
Pitcairn Island and the Bounty Mutineers
"This is the dramatic story of the mutiny on the Bounty, and the subsequent events on Pitcairn Island - the tiny speck of land in the Pacific where the mutineers settled."
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Pitcairn - Paradise Lost: Uncovering the Dark Secrets of a ...
In 1999, alerted by unsettling reports of a rape, descended on the island. Their investigation revealed widespread and horrific sexual abuse. Sydney based reporter Kathy Marks lived on the island during the 2004 trial.
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Pitcairn Island: Refuge of the Bounty Mutineers
A pictorial history of Pitcairn Island one of the most remote islands in the world telling the story of the Island's discovery, the Mutiny on the Bounty (filmed five times) and the settlement of the island by mutineers and their subsequent ...
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The Mutineer: A Romance of
Pitcairn Island:
Louis Becke, Walter Jeffery. this island"—and he placed his hand upon the
smaller chart—"was the most suitable place for us to reach. This book"—taking it
from Mahina, "was written by Captain Carteret, and this chart was made by him
when ...
Louis Becke, Walter Jeffery, 2014
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PITCAIRN ISLAND»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Pitcairn Island is used in the context of the following news items.
Sister of Australian prime minister campaigns for marriage
... Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, South Africa, Pitcairn Island, St. Martin, St. Barthelemy, ... «Washington Blade, Jul 15»
10 of the world's most beautiful new nature reserves
Most tourists visit the volcanic Pitcairn Island and its 56 residents aboard a cruise ship or the supply boat MV Claymore II, which has frequent ... «CNN, Jul 15»
Schooner Commodore races against leakage from Puget Sound …
... the trip from Puget Sound to Durban, South Africa, paralleled the famous story of Mutiny on the Bounty. Pitcairn Island figured in both dramas. «Three Sheets Northwest, Jul 15»
Labor must support marriage equality now
The global movement for marriage equality is even making progress in little-known corners of the world such as Pitcairn Island. This colony of ... «Green Left Weekly, Jul 15»
TRAVELING OFF THE GRID
Easter Island is 1,300 miles from the nearest civilized place, Pitcairn Island, that has a population of just 50 people. While minor injuries and ... «Tourism Review, Jul 15»
Sea Sunday: 11 famous ships of Hull and East Yorkshire
Christian and his crew found refuge on remote Pitcairn Island, while Bligh sailed more than 4,000 miles back to civilisation – one of history's ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
A report by the South Pacific Division Report president
It stretches almost 8,000 miles (13,000 kilometers), from the Cocos Islands in the west to Pitcairn Island in the east, and from the Antarctic in the south to above ... «Adventist Review, Jul 15»
PM's sister: we've had robust debates on gay marriage
... was also evident in the contrasting coverage of the Austrian legislature rejecting same-sex marriage, while it “rejoiced that tiny Pitcairn Island, ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
Piers Akerman: Only voters, not MPs, can redefine marriage
... but gave airtime to a move by the now-defunct Norfolk Island assembly to introduce same-sex “marriages” and the approval of Pitcairn Island ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
3 July 1767: Pitcairn Island is discovered
Pitcairn Island is a lonely lump of rock – stuck in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 3,500 miles from the nearest continent, and 350 miles from the ... «MoneyWeek, Jul 15»
