Harrison Christian
Harrison Christian (born 14 December 1990) is a New Zealand journalist and author. His first book, Men Without Country (2021) tells the story of the 1789 mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty.[1][2] Christian is a direct descendant of Fletcher Christian, the leader of the Bounty mutiny.[3][4]
Writing career[edit]
Men Without Country was a bestseller in New Zealand.[5] The book is critical of historians' attempts to portray the Bounty's commander, Lieutenant William Bligh, in a sympathetic light.[6] Christian argues that Bligh's account of the mutiny was inaccurate, and that Bligh and his editors "worked together to turn the story into a work of propaganda through the omission of key details".[7]
Christian's second book, Should We Fall to Ruin, takes an Anzac perspective of the Japanese invasion of Rabaul, New Guinea, in 1942.[8] It received praise from The Sydney Morning Herald and The Saturday Paper.[9][10]
Works[edit]
Men Without Country: The true story of exploration and rebellion in the South Seas. Ultimo Press. 2021. ISBN 9781761150258.
Should We Fall to Ruin. Ultimo Press. 2022. ISBN 9781761150067.
References[edit]
- ^ "The family link behind the new Bounty book". NZ Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Mutiny, the Bounty and the Fletcher Christian story". ABC Radio National. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "History: the Bounty mutineers". ABC Radio. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Harrison Christian: the infamous mutiny on the Bounty". RNZ. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Nielsen NZ Weekly Bestsellers for the week ending Saturday 17 July 2021 : Booksellers NZ". www.booksellers.co.nz. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Hall, Sarah (31 August 2021). "What's it like to descend from one of history's most famous mutineers?". North & South Magazine. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ Christian, Harrison (2021). Men Without Country. Sydney: Ultimo Press. p. 205. ISBN 9781761150050.
- ^ Johnson, Kurt (13 August 2022). "Should We Fall to Ruin". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Woodhead, Cameron (16 September 2022). "What to read next". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Johnson, Kurt (13 August 2022). "Should We Fall to Ruin". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Interview on ABC Radio (5 July 2021)
- Interview on Radio New Zealand (17 July 2021)
- Interview at NZ Herald (9 July 2021)
- Interview on ABC Radio (1 March 2022)
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