Summary | Excerpt | Reviews | Read-Alikes | Genres & Themes | Author Bio
The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
by Caroline Alexander
If you liked The Bounty, try these:
by Hampton Sides
Published May 2025
Read ReviewsFrom New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day
by Robert Kurson
Published Mar 2016
Read ReviewsFast-paced and filled with suspense, fascinating characters, history, and adventure, Pirate Hunters is an unputdownable story that goes deep to discover truths and souls long believed lost.
by Barry Unsworth
Published Aug 2012
Read ReviewsSpring of 1767: Erasmus Kemp has brought back fugitive settlers from America, among them Sullivan, an Irish fiddler....The Quality of Mercy is rich and rewarding historical fiction of the highest order from the master, Barry Unsworth.
by Erik Larson
Published Sep 2007
Read ReviewsThe interwoven stories of two men whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time - Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication.
by Laurence Bergreen
Published Nov 2004
Read ReviewsMagellan's unprecedented circumnavigation of the globe is the subject of this gripping story of heroism, discovery, and disaster.
by Richard Zacks
Published Jun 2003
Read ReviewsThis masterpiece of historical detective work tells the story of the real Captain Kidd - a pirate hunter, not a pirate. A real page turner and an authentic pirate story for grownups.
by Leonard Guttridge
Published Nov 2000
Read ReviewsA nonfiction narrative that reads like a novel-- a raw, vivid, harrowing adventure, brilliantly told.
I have lost all sense of home, having moved about so much. It means to me now only that place where the books are ...
Click Here to find out who said this, as well as discovering other famous literary quotes!
Your guide toexceptional books
BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.