Nordhoff and Hall

Nordhoff and Hall, U.S. writing team. Charles Bernard Nordhoff (1887–1947) and James Norman Hall (1887–1951) are best known for a trilogy of novels (Mutiny on the Bounty, 1932; Men Against the Sea, 1934; Pitcairn's Island, 1934) based on the 1789 mutiny against British naval officer William Bligh, who was infamous for his cruelty.