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Author
Publisher
Anansi
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The Sisters Brothers meets Master and Commander in Robert Hough's rollicking and raucous new historical novel. The year is 1664, and Benny Wand, a young thief and board game hustler, is arrested in London for illegal gaming. Deported to the city of Port Royal, Jamaica, known as the wickedest city on earth, Wand is forced by his depleted circumstances to join a raid on the Spanish city of Villahermosa. The mission is a perilous success, and Wand attracts...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outlaw of legendary viciousness, ruled the Spanish Main. He ravaged the coasts of Cuba and America, striking terror wherever he went. Morgan was obsessive. He had two driving ambitions: to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja and to conquer Panama, the "cup of gold."
Author
Series
I escaped volume 7
Publisher
Best Day Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
114 pages: illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Fifteen-year-old Jon battles for freedom amid high seas, scurvy buccaneers, and Spanish fortresses when he's captured by the famous pirate, Captain Morgan, and ordered into his service. Bases on the true exploits of Captain Henry Morgan in 1670"--Back cover.
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