Greg Dening
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Professor Emeritus of History, The University of Melbourne. Author of Mr. Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power, and Theatre on the Bounty and others.
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William Bligh was an English navigator, explorer, and commander of the HMS Bounty at the time of the celebrated mutiny on that ship. The son of a customs officer, Bligh joined the Royal Navy in 1770. After six years as a midshipman, he was promoted to sailing master of the Resolution and served…
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