num_pages: 272
description: 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 .With Captain Bligh at the helm of a 23-foot 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. Their 3,600-mile voyage from the island of Tofoa in the Friendly Archipelago to the Dutch East Indies remains to this day one of the greatest feats of courage and endurance in maritime history."Splendid...Nordhoff and Hall have done a magnificent job in narrative Captain Bligh's remarkable feat." -- Chicago Tribune
language: English
title: Men Against the Sea
titlecomplete: Men Against the Sea (The Bounty Trilogy, #2)
genres: Historical, American, Classics, Survival, Adventure, Maritime, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Classic Literature
ratings_count: 1224
places: South Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean
series: The Bounty Trilogy
publisher: Back Bay Books