Synopses & Reviews
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 Author
Mike Dash is the author of the national bestseller
Tulipomania. A journalist and Cambridge-educated historian, he lives in London.
From the Hardcover edition.