{"product_id":"bligh-hero-or-villain-exhibition-catalogue","title":"Bligh – Hero or Villain (Exhibition Catalogue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eDoes William Bligh deserve his infamy?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eBligh’s story would have been largely unremarkable but for a mutiny aboard his ship the \u003cem\u003eBounty\u003c\/em\u003e in 1789. This made his name a household word and his actions the subject of fierce public debate that followed him for the rest of his life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eBligh’s tenacity and determination to overcome all opposition were hallmarks of his career that earned him both praise and loathing. Bligh played many parts in a life crowded with adventure – hero in battle, victim of circumstance, governor of New South Wales and loving family man – but his contradictory personality polarised those who dealt with him. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThis companion book to the museum's exhibition \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBligh - Hero or Villain?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e examines events of Bligh’s life and aspects of his character through objects and images. Was Bligh a hero? Was he a villain? We invite you to consider the evidence and form your own opinion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures illustrations, maps, notes and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eDr Nigel Erskine (Senior Curator at ANMM)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9870977547173\u003cbr\u003eFormat: \u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ePaperback \/ 104 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Australian National Maritime Museum\u003cbr\u003eDate Published: 2019\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANMM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51502231322898,"sku":"7990","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/9001\/9602\/files\/7990_bligh_catalogue__45784_31bca391-65ab-4a16-a13e-e30fa93aefbf.jpg?v=1757572870","url":"https:\/\/store.anmm.gov.au\/products\/bligh-hero-or-villain-exhibition-catalogue","provider":"Sea Museum Retail Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}