Public relations professional Donald A. Maxton is the director of communications for a major hospital network in New York City. He lives in Springfield, New Jersey. Pacific historian Rolf E. Du Rietz, former director of the Center for Bibliographical Studies, Uppsala, Sweden, is the author of several books and articles about Captain Bligh and the Bounty. He lives in Uppsala, Sweden.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments deleteviIntroductionTextual PostscriptPart One. The LettersPart Two. The PoemsAppendix 1: Additional CorrespondenceAppendix 2: Dramatis PersonæAppendix 3: Peter Heywood’s Naval CareerNotesSelect BibliographyIndex

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