Mutiny on the Bounty is a historical novel and the story of fictional sailor Roger Byam, a seaman aboard the title ship. Chafing under the harsh rule of Captain Bligh and drawn to the apparently ideal life of Tahitian islanders, seaman Fletcher Christian leads an unsuccessful mutiny. Byam does not participate, but he feels drawn to Tahiti nonetheless. Eventually he returns there before being arrested for dereliction of duty, although eventually he is acquitted.
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