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"As factual and . . . authentic as anything on the subject could be."--The New Yorker. One of the most comprehensive and accurate accounts of buccaneering, this exciting narrative is the work of an experienced eighteenth-century sailor who traveled with Captain James Cook before the celebrated mariner was killed in the Sandwich Islands. Devoted to the exploits of sea-going marauders as renowned for their excellent navigational skills as they were for ravaging ships and terrorizing Caribbean settlements, the book covers a period of more than 60 years--from about 1630 to 1697. The author refers frequently to reports of the Dutchman Exquemelin, who himself was a buccaneer, citing the activities of such sea-rovers as Henry Morgan, deputy governor of Jamaica, as well as the retreat of French privateers across the Philippines and Central America to the West Indies. A must-have book for maritime buffs and armchair adventurers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2476294 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages