In a personal but objective narrative based on the Bounty's log, Bligh himself tells of the stormy voyage to Tahiti, his crew's insatiable attachment to the island paradise, and the incredible 3,600-mile journey to safety after the mutineers cast him -- and 18 loyal crew members -- adrift In a small, open boat with few supplies. Bligh's detractors say this narrative has many distortions and omissions: others judge it a remarkably dispassionate record. You can decide.