Exquemelin, A O - The Buccaneers of America

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Exquemelin, A O - The Buccaneers of America (Published in London by The Folio Society. 1972. 8vo, monochrome portrait frontispiece, 9 monochrome plates, 2 maps, map endpapers, 194pp, light blue leather spine over wood-effect paper covered boards with black blocked motifs, silver lettering. Comprising a Pertinent and Truthful Description of the Principal Acts of depredation and Inhuman Cruelty Committed By the English and French Buccaneers Against the Spaniards in America. Fascinating chronicle of the bands of plundering sea rovers who roamed the Caribbean and coastlines of Central America in the 17th century. Detailed accounts of shrewd and fearless men, excellent navigators, and blood-thirsty adventurers who frequently committed inhuman acts of cruelty - among them the infamous Henry Morgan.Hardback)

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