Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer: A Romance of the Spanish Main

Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer: A Romance of the Spanish Main

Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer: A Romance of the Spanish MainIn literature there have been romantic pirates, gentlemanly...
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Author: Brady, Cyrus Townsend,1861-1920
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Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer: A Romance of the Spanish Main

Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer: A Romance of the Spanish Main

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Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer: A Romance of the Spanish Main

$19.99 $9.99
Author: Brady, Cyrus Townsend,1861-1920
Format: eBook
Language: English

Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer: A Romance of the Spanish Main

In literature there have been romantic pirates, gentlemanly pirates, kind-hearted pirates, even humorous piratesin fact, all sorts and conditions of pirates. In life there was only one kind. In this book that kind appears. Several presentationsin the guise of novelsof pirates, the like of which never existed on land or sea, have recently appeared. A perusal of these interesting romances awoke in me a desire to write a story of a real pirate, a pirate of the genuine species. Much research for historical essays, amid ancient records and moldy chronicles, put me in possession of a vast amount of information concerning the doings of the greatest of all pirates; a man unique among his nefarious brethren, in that he played the piratical game so successfully that he received the honor of knighthood from King Charles II. A belted knight of England, who was also a brutal, rapacious, lustful, murderous villain and robberand undoubtedly a pirate, although he disguised his piracy under the name of buccaneeringis certainly [Pg 11]a striking and unusual figure. Therefore, when I imagined my pirate story I pitched upon Sir Henry Morgan as the character of the romance. It will spare the critic to admit that the tale hereinafter related is a work of the imagination, and is not an historical romance. According to the latest accounts, Sir Henry Morgan, by a singular oversight of Fate, who must have been nodding at the time, died in his bednot peacefully I trustand was buried in consecrated ground. But I do him no injustice, I hasten to assure the reader, in the acts that I have attributed to him, for they are more than paralleled by the well authenticated deeds of this human monster. I did not even invent the blowing up of the English frigate in the action with the Spanish ships. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 29316
Author: Brady, Cyrus Townsend
Release Date: Jul 4, 2009
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Illustrator: Crawford, Will, 1869-1944 , Marchand, J. N

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