CAPTAIN BLIGH WAS FRAMED! AUTHOR CAROLINE ALEXANDER DEBUNKS SOME OF THE MYTHS OF THE BOUNTY'S MUTINY From: The Boston Globe | Date: October 13, 2003| Author: David Mehegan, Globe Staff | Copyright 2003 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

We all know the famous story of the 1789 mutiny on the HMS Bounty. Or so thought Caroline Alexander of New Hampshire, author of the just- published book "The Bounty."

When she delved into the written record, she discovered that much of what she "knew" was wrong. The lessons of that discovery seem to be twofold: that "spinning" historical facts to serve a private interest is no modern invention, and that plain truth doesn't stand a chance against romantic myth.

Alexander's 1999 bo...

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