Quote Originally Posted by MacSpadger View Post
Mutiny is another Prebble book well worth a read.

I began reading Prebble's books in the 1970's as a teenager in Scotland. At that time, he seemed to be writing about issues that Scottish writers wouldn't, or couldn't, touch.
Yes, to all appearances, but you have to realize that these issues were the subjects of literally thousands of treatises before John Prebble and other late-twentieth century popular press writers came on the scene. I'm not decrying Prebble's thoroughly enjoyable writing, but I am pointing out that the subjects he wrote about have been addressed with far greater knowledge and devotion to historical accuracy by others before and after him.