Lecture: "Mrs. Christian - Bounty Mutineer" with Glynn Christian
Monday, June 27, 2016
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (Doors open at 5:30 PM)
$10 per person
Free for NHA Members
Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street
Join the NHA for a special lecture featuring Glynn Christian, author of Mrs. Christian: ‘Bounty’ Mutineer – Fletcher stole the ship: She mutinied and gave women the vote. Christian, direct descendent and biographer of Fletcher Christian, the leader of the 1789 mutiny on the British Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty, reveals important historical connections between Nantucket and Pitcairn Island, the secret refuge of Bounty mutineers for almost 20 years. Christian unveils the untold story of Mautua, Tahitian wife of Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian, and what she and eleven other women endured to survive on Pitcairn Island. Christian is also the author of Fragile Paradise: The Discovery of Fletcher Christian, ‘Bounty’ Mutineer.
Contact: Brianne Roth
Email: broth@nha.org
Phone: 508-228-1894 ext. 112
Location Details
Whaling Museum
13 Broad Street