Islands of Angry Ghosts: Murder, Mayhem and Mutiny: The Story of the Batavia by Hugh Edwards

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Foxing to top foredge. Previous owner has signed half-title page. Dust jacket is quite worn and is now enclosed in a protective cover. First edition.

In 1629, the Batavia was wrecked on reef islands off the Western Australian coast while on a routine trip to the Dutch East Indies. As their commander, Francisco Pelsaert, sailed for help. Meanwhile, over 125 men, women and children were murdered by mutineers in a frenzy of bloodlust and greed.

Over 300 years later, journalist and driver Hugh Edwards began searching for the lost ship. They found the ship in 1963.

This book is told in two parts. The first half traces the Batavia's final months and her crew, and the second half follows the ship's salvage and the archaeological treasure.