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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsBatavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutinyby Mike Dash
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In 1628 the Dutch East India Company loaded the Batavia, the flagship of its fleet, with a kings ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java; the ship itself was a tangible symbol of the worlds richest and most powerful monopoly. The company also sent along a new employee to guard its treasure. He was Jeronimus Corneliszoon, a disgraced and bankrupt man with great charisma and dangerously heretical ideas. With the help of a few disgruntled sailors, he hatched a plot to seize the ship and her riches. The mutiny might have succeeded, but in the dark morning hours of June 3, 1629, the Batavia smashed through a coral reef and ran aground on a small chain of islands near Australia. The captain and skipper escaped the wreck, and in a tiny lifeboat they set sail for Java—some 1,500 miles north—to summon help. More than 250 frightened survivors waded ashore, thankful to be alive. Unfortunately, Jeronimus and the mutineers had survived too, and the nightmare was only beginning. Synopsis:One of the finest pieces of narrative nonfiction of the past several years, Batavia's Graveyard is a spellbinding true story of mutiny, shipwreck, mass murder, and rescue in the 17th-century East Indies. A Book Sense 76 pick in hardcover and favorite of critics everywhere, this tale to rival In the Heart of the Sea and Mutiny on the Bounty is now in paperback. Synopsis:Batavia's Graveyard is a spellbinding true story of mutiny, shipwreck, mass murder, and rescue in the 17th century East Indies. A Book Sense 76 pick in hardcover and favorite of critics everywhere, this tale to rival "In the Heart of the Sea" and "Mutiny on the Bounty" is now in paperback. About the AuthorMike Dash is the author of the national bestseller Tulipomania. A journalist and Cambridge-educated historian, he lives in London. From the Hardcover edition. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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