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The Bounty mutiny
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Edward Willet |
"Examines the Bounty mutiny and subsequent trials of its participants, including the mutineers plans, the journey of the ship, the trial of the mutineers, and the movie made about the story"--Provide… |
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A hanging offense
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Buckner F. Melton |
"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. Among them was Acting Midshipman … |
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Amistad
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Colin Wilson,David Franzoni,Steven Spielberg,Debbie Allen |
Chronicles the 1839 revolt on board the slave ship Amistad bound for America. Much of the story involves the court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt. |
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Amistad
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D'Arcy Adrian-Vallance |
"It is 1839. The slave ship, Amistad, is carrying African slaves to America. There is a bloody fight on ship, and the Africans are free. But soon they are in prison in the US. Must they return to the… |
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The Amistad mutiny
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Bernice Kohn Hunt |
Using contemporary documents, traces the 1839 revolt of Africans aboard the slave ship Amistad, their subsequent apprehension, and long trial which ended in their acquittal by the Supreme Court. |
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The Caine Mutiny
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Herman Wouk |
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize this atmospheric novel tells the story in flashback of a mutiny aboard a United States minesweeper during WW2. The murky events of the mutiny emerge during a court-martia… |
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