Print the page
Add to a Calendar using iCal
Share page on Facebook
This link opens in a new window
Add to Google Calendar
This link opens in a new window
Share page on Twitter
This link opens in a new window
Real People, Real Stories: "Batavia" In-Person
Real People/Real Stories explores the best in nonfiction history, biography, science, nature, and the arts.
This month's read: Batavia, by Peter FitzSimons
In 1629, the Batavia, a ship owned by the Dutch East India Company, wrecked off the coast of Western Australia leaving 250 people stranded on a barren island. What followed in this shocking, true life tale was a “battle of good vs evil, the derring-do of sea-faring adventure, mutiny, ship-wreck, love, lust, blood-lust, petty fascist dictatorship, criminality, a reign of terror, murders most foul, sexual slavery, natural nobility, survival, retribution, rescue, first contact with native peoples and so much more.”
- Date:
- Thursday, Oct 16 2025 Show more dates
- Time:
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Room 128
- Building:
- Stryker Center (412 North Boundary Street)
- Audience:
- Adults Age 18 or older
- Categories:
- Book Discussion