Batavia
Book description
The Shipwreck of the Batavia combines in just the one tale the birth of the world's first corporation, the brutality of colonisation, the battle of good vs evil, the derring-do of sea-faring adventure, mutiny, ship-wreck, love, lust, blood-lust, petty fascist dictatorship, criminality, a reign of terror, murders most foul, sexual…
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1 author picked Batavia as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I loved this exciting retelling of the story of the wreck of the Dutch ship, Batavia, off the coast of West Australia in 1629. It is a story that has everything: maritime adventure, disaster, mutineers, horror, brave survivors, and, finally, rescue and retribution. The author gives a day-by-day account of the true and extraordinary events, all in the present tense so that the book reads like an unputdownable thriller.
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