MUTINY ON THE GLOBE. (Dust jacket title: "The Mutiny on the Globe; First full account of the bloodiest mutiny in American maritime history - and its bizarre aftermath.")

Hoyt, Edwin P. [Edwin Palmer Hoyt.]

ISBN 10: 0394493656 / ISBN 13: 9780394493657

Published by New York: Random House, Inc., 1975., 1975

About this Item

First edition, first printing (per publisher's requisite statement and number line ending in "2" upon copyright page). x, 205 pages. Hardcover; H 21.5cm x L 14cm. White dust jacket rubbed with mild soiling, a few nicks at edges. Blue cloth spine with dark gray boards. Some foxing upon top edge. Interior pages are bright and clean and binding remains crisp. A very good+ copy in a very good dust jacket. ISBN 0394493656.

Seller Inventory # PXZP-11711

Bibliographic Details

• Title: MUTINY ON THE GLOBE. (Dust jacket title: "The Mutiny on the Globe; First full account of the bloodiest mutiny in American maritime history - and its bizarre aftermath.")
• Publisher: New York: Random House, Inc., 1975.
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394493656
• ISBN 13: 9780394493657
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Maritime

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Synopsis

s/ The First Full Account of the Bloodiest Mutiny in American Maritime History & its Bizarre AftermathIn 1824, the whaling ship Globe sailed from Martha's Vineyard. Her captain had high hopes for a successful voyage. She headed east toward the Azores & then south all the way around the tip of South America & across the Pacific to Hawaii & Japan. But whales were few & discontent growing among the men suited perfectly the diabolical plans of 1st mate Samuel Comstock, who'd been planning mutiny all along. His plan was bigger than mutiny, however. He plotted to take the ship & set up a kingdom for himself on a remote Pacific island. Thru fear & coercion, Comstock almost succeeded. He took over the ship & sailed to the small island of Mili. Soon after landing, however, the men fell out among themselves, & in turn began fighting with the natives. Finally, six men stole the Globe & sailed back across the Pacific to South America, where their story inspired a manhunt. All is told here in full detail as it happened. Using the ship's logs, memoirs & court records, Hoyt has reconstructed the events aboard the Globe. It was an important turning point in American maritime history. Most of all, it was a stirring adventure of men & the sea.

From the Back Cover

In 1824, the whaling ship Globe sailed from Martha's Vineyard. Her captain had high hopes for a successful voyage. She headed east toward the Azores, and then south all the way around the tip of South America and across the Pacific to Hawaii and Japan. But the whales were few, and the discontent growing among the men suited perfectly the diabolical plans of first mate Samuel Comstock, who had been planning mutiny all along. His plan was bigger than mutiny, however. He plotted to take over the ship, and set up a kingdom for himself on a remote Pacific island.
Through fear and coercion, Comstock took over the ship and sailed to the small island of Mili. Soon after landing, however, the men fell out among themselves, and in turn began fighting with the natives. Finally, six men stole the Globe and sailed back across the Pacific to South America, where their story inspired an amazing manhunt.
All is told here in full detail as it actually happened. Using the ship's logs, memoirs, and court records, Edwin P. Hoyt has uniquely reconstructed the events aboard the Globe. It was an important turning point in American maritime history, but, most of all, it was a stirring adventure of men and the sea.