| Portion of title |
Secret history behind the U.S. Navy's most infamous mutiny |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Philip Spencer -- 2. An Unlucky Ship -- 3. A Sailor's Life for Me -- 4. A Fatal Cruise -- 5. A Hanging -- 6. Controversy and Inquiry -- 7. "Damn Bad Luck Follows" -- 8. Legacies. |
| Abstract |
The Curse of the Somers retells the greatest controversy in the history of the U.S. Navy of the early American Republic, a plotted mutiny by the son of the Secretary of War. Acknowledged as the only mutiny in the Navy's history, the events on the Somers inspired countless headlines and, most famously, Hermann Melville's Billy Budd. This book vividly reconstructs the circumstances of this fascinating story, drawing from a rich historical record and from the investigation of the ship's sunken remains. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-203) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022943851 |
| ISBN | 9780197575222 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0197575226 hardcover |
