Rescue of the Bounty: Disaster and Survival in Superstorm Sandy

Rescue of the Bounty: Disaster and Survival in Superstorm Sandy

An all-new harrowing maritime tale of the sinking and rescue efforts surrounding the HMS Bounty —the actual replica used in the 1962 remake of the 1935 classic Mutiny on the Bounty— which sank during …

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