ISBN: 0743256034
Author: Buckner Melton Jr.
Language: English
Publisher: Free Press (July 27, 2007)
Pages: 320
Category: Transportation
Subcategory: Engineering
Rating: 4.9
Votes: 654
Size Fb2: 1953 kb
Size ePub: 1140 kb
Size Djvu: 1978 kb
Other formats: mobi lrf lrf txt
A Hanging Offense book.
A Hanging Offense book. The results shook the nation. Mackenzie's controversial decision may have inspired Herman Melville's great work Billy Budd.
Melton, Buckner . author. Traces the 1842 mutiny aboard the . brig-of-war Somers, discussing Philip Spencer's plot to incite fellow crew members to kill the vessel's officers, the arrest and execution of Spencer and his fellow ringleaders, and the captain's court-martial. Includes bibliographical references (pages -291) and index. Somers - Spencer - Mackenzie - Cruise - Crisis - Inquiry - Court-martial - Rough waters.
Somers was crammed with teenagers. Among them was Acting Midshipman Philip Spencer, a disturbed youth and a son of the . In the isolated world of a warship, a single man can threaten the crew's discipline and the captain's authority.
The background Melton provides thus sets the stage for the short, yet disturbing passage of the USS Somers.
At that point, the story lost its energy. The background Melton provides thus sets the stage for the short, yet disturbing passage of the USS Somers. It does not take long for Spencer's behavior to raise red flags for the officers. He quickly starts an alliance with two men who knew how to navigate while not hiding his fascination with piracy (he admits it was a "mania" for him).
0 0 5 Author: Buckner Melton. Mutiny on the Bounty is one of history's greatest naval stories - yet few know the similar tale from America's own fledgling navy in the dying days of the Age of Sail, a tale of mutiny and death at sea on an American warship
0 0 5 Author: Buckner Melton. Mutiny on the Bounty is one of history's greatest naval stories - yet few know the similar tale from America's own fledgling navy in the dying days of the Age of Sail, a tale of mutiny and death at sea on an American warship. In 1842, the brig-of-war Somers set out on a training cruise for apprentice seamen, commanded by rising star Alexander Mackenzie. Somers was crammed with teenagers.
A Hanging Offense: The Strange Affair of the Warship Somers.
Buckner F. Melton J. s "A Hanging Offense" is a fascinating work of narrative history that resurrects an important but little-remembered incident from the early days of the .
A Hanging Offense by Buckner Melton Jr. - Mutiny on the Bounty is one of history's greatest naval stories - yet few know the similar tale from America's ow. .The Strange Affair of the Warship Somers. By Buckner Melton Jr. eBook. Price may vary by retailer. Trade Paperback.
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