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The Buccaneer King: The Story of Captain Henry Morgan.

This is the story of a Welshman who became one of the most ruthless and brutal buccaneers of the golden age of piracy. His name was Captain Sir Henry Morgan and, unlike his contemporaries, he was not hunted down and killed or captured by the authorities. Instead he was considered a hero in England a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thomas, Graham
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction Marching with Morgan; Part I The Buccaneer; Chapter 1 First Moves; Chapter 2 The Rise of Port Royal; Chapter 3 Granada Sacked; Chapter 4 The Cartago Fiasco; Chapter 5 The Providence Affair; Chapter 6 Morgan Prepares; Chapter 7 Puerto del Príncipe Attacked; Chapter 8 A New Target; Chapter 9 The Oxford Incident; Chapter 10 Attack on Maracaibo; Chapter 11 The Gibraltar Excursion; Chapter 12 Trapped; Chapter 13 Breakout; Chapter 14 Revenge; Chapter 15 Back at Sea; Chapter 16 To Old Providence and Beyond; Chapter 17 The Battle at San Lorenzo. 
505 8 |a Chapter 18 The Road to PanamaChapter 19 The Flames of Panama; Part II The Politician; Chapter 20 Prisoner of the State; Chapter 21 Toast of the Town; Chapter 22 The New Governor; Chapter 23 Loggerheads; Chapter 24 Morgan's Second Term; Chapter 25 Lord Carlisle; Chapter 26 Last Years; Legacy; Appendix I Modyford's Reasons for Granting Commissions; Appendix II The John Deane Affair and Vaughan's AccusationsAgainst Morgan; Appendix III Morgan's Defence; Appendix IV The Francis Mingham Affair; Bibliography; Notes; Index. 
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