Buccaneer [Hardcover]

Dudley Pope (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1984

It is the 1650's and Spain considers the Caribbean to be its own private sea. But England, Holland and France conspire to battle for freedom on the oceans set in days littered with the plunder of piracy. Ned Yorke, a loyal Royalist living in Barbados has a small vessel and devoted crew and together they sail, hunted by Roundheads and Spaniards, determined to pay whatever the price for freedom from tyranny. What transpires is a colourful, dramatic retelling of historical events surrounding the capture of Jamaica and the infamous raid on Santiago.

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'The period atmosphere is vivid and sailing and war enthusiasts should enjoy the meticulous naval details' - Sunday Express --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About the Author

Dudley Bernard Egerton Pope was born in 1925 into an ancient Cornish seafaring family. He joined the Merchant Navy at the age of sixteen and spent much of his early life at sea. He was torpedoed during the Second World War and his resulting spinal injuries plagues him for the rest of his life. Towards the end of the war he turned to jouralism becoming the Naval and Defence Correspondent for the London Evening News. Encouraged by Hornblower creator CS Forester, he began writing fiction using his own experiences in the Navy and his extensive historical reseacrh as a basis. In 1965 he wrote 'Ramage', the first of his highly successful series of novels following the exploits of the heroic Lord Nicholas Ramage during the Napoleonic Wars. He continued to live aboard boats whenever possible and this was where he wrote the majority of his novels. Dudley Pope died in 1997 aged seventy one. 'The first and still favourite rival to Hornblower' - Daily Mirror --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 277 pages
• Publisher: Walker & Company; 1st edition (September 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802707831
• ISBN-13: 978-0802707833
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,083,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to the Genre, December 22, 1999

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Steven Thomson (Calgary, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Buccaneer (Hardcover)

I really enjoyed this book which I beleive is the first in a series. I had never read a (Pirate) novel and enjoyed the Barbados setting.