Pitcairn Islands is a country whose history reads like a thriller. It consists of four volcanic islands out of which only Pitcairn is inhabited. The total population is 42. That is, Pitcairn Islands is a country with 42 people: as big as an Indian joint family. The people of Pitcairn are the descendants of the Bounty mutineers as well as the Tahitians who accompanied the mutineers. ByRobert Dodd - National Maritime Museum The Bounty was a ship that was commissioned to collect and transport breadfruit from Tahiti to the British colonies in the West Indies. During the five-month layover in Tahiti, indiscipline crept into the marrow of the sailors. The idle mind is the devil’s workshop. Back in the ship after a long and frolicsome sojourn on the Polynesian island, the crew met with serious disciplinary measures from Captain Lieutenant William Bigh. However, it was the captain who ended up being punished. The crew rebelle...
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