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user-inactivated  ·  2890 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: TIH: April 28, 1789- Muitny on the Bounty.

The Bounty was among the last real mutiny on the open seas in the age of sail. As such, it attracts a bit of nostalgia and "look back at the past" sort of storytelling. Within about 50 years of the Bounty, Wind driven ships were falling aside to steamboats. And, in my mind the real factor, the captain of the boat survived and made it back to tell his tale. That and the books became popular, then 4-5 movies were made which keeps the story alive.