The Buccaneers and Marooners of America: Being an Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Certain Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main (Rio Grande Classic) [Paperback]

A. O. Exquemelin (Author), Howard Pyle (Author), Daniel Defoe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1990 | ISBN-10: 0873801733 | ISBN-13: 978-0873801737

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Dutch

Product Details

• Paperback: 403 pages
• Publisher: Rio Grande Pr Inc (May 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873801733
• ISBN-13: 978-0873801737
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,672,783 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bucaniers of America, June 14, 2000

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Joseph J Fennell (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Buccaneers and Marooners of America: Being an Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Certain Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main (Rio Grande Classic) (Paperback)

No one knows for sure the spelling of the man's name of his nationality, but in 1684 Alexander Esquemeling published in London a powerful, some say mendacious, personal reminiscence of Henry Morgan and other pirates. Histerical at times, this work brilliantly recreates Morgan's most memorable, indeed incredible adventures. A must read for anyone wishing to capture an authentic view of the Carribean during the period of pirates and the battles of Spanish main.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars in response to the previous review...., January 2, 2002

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This review is from: The Buccaneers and Marooners of America: Being an Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Certain Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main (Rio Grande Classic) (Paperback)

In response to the previous review:

This book was originally written in Dutch and first published in Amsterdam in 1678 - most texts refer to him as a French surgeon, as he originally came in contact with the buccaneers as a result of his 1666 journey to tortuga with the French West India Company. His name is spelled Alexander Exquemelin....

The events of the book cross reference fairly well with Spanish historical documents - most errors are in place names and dates, according to David Cordingly (british historian, and expert on all things pirate).