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Innocent on the Bounty : the court-martial and pardon of midshipman Peter Heywood, in letters / Peter Heywood and Nessy Heywood ; edited by Donald A. Maxton and Rolf E. Du Rietz.
- Title
- Innocent on the Bounty : the court-martial and pardon of midshipman Peter Heywood, in letters / Peter Heywood and Nessy Heywood ; edited by Donald A. Maxton and Rolf E. Du Rietz.
- Author
- Heywood, Peter, 1773-1831
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | DU800 .H49 2013 | Off-site |
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- Description
- vii, 230 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
- Summary
- "This is the first complete publication of a rare collection of letters and poems written from 1790 to 1792 telling the compelling true story of Peter Heywood, a young Royal Navy midshipman on H.M.S. Bounty wrongly accused of mutiny, and his sister, Nessy, who worked to save him from being condemned and executed for this crime"--Provided by publisher.
- Alternative Title
- Court-martial and pardon of midshipman Peter Heywood, in letters
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Poetry
- Personal correspondence
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-219) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Part one: The letters -- Part two: The poems -- Appendix 1: Additional correspondence -- Appendix 2: List of correspondents -- Appendix 3: Peter Heywood's naval career.
- ISBN
- 9780786472666 (softcover: acid-free paper)
- 0786472669 (softcover: acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2013003023
- OCLC
- 810122544
- SCSB-12458622
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library