"...the book has much to offer the historiography of the Bounty and its mutiny, especially adding to our potential understanding of life on Pitcairn Island. Christian’s work will appeal to those who study the Bounty mutiny, mutiny in general, order and disorder aboard ships, and the interface between Europeans and Indigenous cultures in the Pacific, in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries."

The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord (Vol. 33, Nos 3 and 4).

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Written by the great-great-great-great grandson of Fletcher Christian and his Tahitian consort, Mauatua, this book is an enjoyable retelling of the Bounty mutiny and its aftermath with some new material added. Royal Navy fans and folks interested in examples of the life of a sailor, or law students interested in following every detail of the courts-martial and punishments will benefit from reading this new entry on the subject.

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Pirates and Privateers

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

This was a really interesting read, I've seen Mutiny on the Bounty many times and find the story after the movie really interesting. This book was well-researched and I enjoyed learning a bit more about it.

NetGalley, Kay McLeer

I have always been interested in the Mutiny on the Bounty so was looking forward to reading this title. I found it extremely interesting and very detailed. It filled in many gaps of knowledge and in turn I found myself exploring the characters more.

NetGalley, T B

This famous South Pacific saga is brought alive with with this book.
The author through comprehensive documented research tells this powerful fateful maritime adventure, detailed is Fletcher Christian and his relationship with William Bligh. William Bligh who could bravely command in difficult situations but struggled to keep order amongst shipmates resulting in the mutiny. Fletcher however retained leadership through democracy only then for him & Bounty to disappear for 18 years but to where & do what?.
A interesting book that filled a void of knowledge and made me go off and research more in to the Pitcairn islands, its small population and the women's right to education and the vote, however that then gave me more detail about what potentially happened in those years compared to the authors reasoning and views that he balances with his research.
A atmospheric book with contrasts from the dingy dark cramped ship conditions to the beautiful tropical landscape you can't help but loose yourself within.
I haven't read anything off this subject to compare it too but I rated it on my enjoyment overall and appreciation of the amount of work the author must have undertaken.

NetGalley, Kelly Furniss

Praise for Mrs Christian BOUNTY Mutineer:
. . . not only a thoughtful but also a gripping and moving story with wide implications.

Rolf DuRietz, Bounty scholar

Praise for Mrs Christian BOUNTY Mutineer:
. . . sheds tremendous light on the Pitcairn story.

Dame Anne Salmond, South Pacific Anthropologist

Praise for Mrs Christian BOUNTY Mutineer: Sensationally exciting . . . I had no idea Pitcairn’s women were first to have the vote.

Joanna Lumley OBE FRG

. . . a compulsive and fascinating read.  Written by a direct descendant of Fletcher Christian, it shines new light on both the mutiny and what came after, including votes for women

Robin Hanbury-Tenison OBE FRGS Gold Medallist Royal Geographical Society

A unique and definitive history of BOUNTY and her passengers’ fates on mysterious Pitcairn

Major-General Peter Williams CMG OBE

We should not celebrate mutiny but learn from it. Glynn’s scholarly research reveals Fletcher Christian as a courageous leader and social pioneer, clearly looking for better, fairer and more inclusive community life

Commodore Gerry Christian AM Royal Australian Navy

. . . explores the remarkable link between Milntown, the Christian family’s ancient Isle of Man seat, and the political revolution on Pitcairn that gave the first votes to women and education to girls

Charles Guard, Chairman, The Milntown Trust, Isle of Man

. . . an insightful book on the beginnings of Pitcairn’s history and on his ancestor Fletcher Christian.
It’s a first class read, historically accurate, highly recommended.

Councillor Leslie Jaques OBE | Government of Pitcairn Islands

Glynn Christian’s painstaking research into his notorious ancestor has resulted in a fascinating new insight into the mutiny on Her Majesty’s Armed Vessel BOUNTY 28 April 1789, and in particular events thereafter. He describes in a detail that I have never come across before all the characters involved which makes the account truly compelling. His book gives a real flavour of what life was like in ships during that period and in particular the extended deployments amongst the Pacific islands on the other side of the world.
He wrestles with the psychological drivers of the key protagonists raising some fascinating views.
But what I found most intriguing was the depth of research into the women who played such a key role in events and particularly the settlement on Pitcairn and its subsequent development. His anthropological research about the Pacific islanders and their lives is riveting and I had not realised how key their traditions and women were to the drama. The book is a must for anyone interested in gaining a balanced view of the mutiny and its aftermath.

Admiral Lord West GCB DSC Former First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff