A fascinating if a little overly digressive history. The numerous quotes from varied sources lend an interesting air to the story. I also enjoyed the explanation of terms that are no longer used. This was a welcome glimpse into an episode I had not heard of before. On the whole, the book was well worthwhile and a welcome addition to the American history canon.

Nautical history is an area that always seems ripe for further study. This book looks at a gripping mutiny and subsequent trial, and it really does seem like it could be a setting for a nautical fiction book, however the stark and grisly details really did happen.

this was a really well done nonfiction book, it does everything that I needed it to from the description. It was interesting to read about this mutiny and I found the history of it really engaging. Richard Snow has a great writing style and I could tell that the author did the research.