Bibliograph

The buccaneers of America, in the original English translation of 1684, John Esquemeling

Type

Label

The buccaneers of America, in the original English translation of 1684, John Esquemeling

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The buccaneers of America

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

John Esquemeling

Sub title

in the original English translation of 1684

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

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