| The Buccaneers of America: In the Original English Translation of 1684 Contributor(s): Esquemeling, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1602061009 ISBN-13: 9781602061002 Publisher: Cosimo Classics OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: Captain Jack Sparrow would shiver his timbers when faced with Sir Henry Morgan and his savage band of buccaneers. Sacking Porto Bellow, burning Panama, and even taking on the Spanish armada, Morgan stopped at nothing to acquire his precious lucre in the years 1666 to 1672. This vivid account, as told by one of Morgan's own men and illustrated with engravings from the period, puts the lie to the idea of the "romantic swashbuckler." This is a brutal, unforgiving, and essential slice of seafaring history. Thought to be of Dutch origin, JOHN ESQUEMELING (1645-1707) was a merchant clerk for the French West India Company before impoverished circumstances forced him to join "the wicked order of pirates" in 1666. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: 917.290 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 9" (0.96 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |