| Men Against the Sea | |
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Early edition cover |
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| Author(s) | Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The "Bounty" Trilogy |
| Genre(s) | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Publication date | 1934 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Preceded by | Mutiny on the "Bounty" |
| Followed by | Pitcairn's Island |
Men Against the Sea is the second installment in the trilogy by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall about the mutiny aboard HMS Bounty. It is preceded by Mutiny on the "Bounty" and followed by Pitcairn's Island. The original copyright date is 1933, and it was first printed in hardcover in January 1934 by Little, Brown and Company.
Men Against the Sea follows the journey of Lieutenant William Bligh and the eighteen men set adrift in an open boat by the mutineers of the Bounty. The story is told from the perspective of Thomas Ledward, the Bounty's acting surgeon, who went into the ship's launch with Bligh. It begins after the main events described in the novel and then moves into a flashback, finishing at the starting point. This true story is considered the greatest open-boat voyage of all time.