The buccaneers of America : a true account of the most remarkable assaults committed of late years upon the coast of the West Indies by the buccaneers of Jamaica and Tortuga, both English and French. Wherein are contained more especially the unparalleled exploits of Sir Henry Morgan ... /
"This shocking portrait of the Seventeenth century sea-rovers, since revealed to contain several errors and exaggerations, includes Exquemelin's sensationalized accounts of international criminals who performed inhuman acts of cruelty." from google books
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Williamstown, Mass. :
Corner House,
1976.
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| Series: | Broadway translations.
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| Summary: | "This shocking portrait of the Seventeenth century sea-rovers, since revealed to contain several errors and exaggerations, includes Exquemelin's sensationalized accounts of international criminals who performed inhuman acts of cruelty." from google books |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. Reprint of 2d edition of the English translation of "De Americaensche zee-roovers," London, W. Crooke, 1684 Part IV, containing dangerous voyage and bold attempts of Captain Bartholomew Sharp and others, performed in the South Sea, for the space of two years, et cetera by Basil Ringrose, pages [285]-475. |
| Physical Description: | xix, 480 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 0879280719 9780879280710 |