Discover the fascinating and outrageously readable account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid the Pacific in a crusade that ended in a sensational trial back in Englandperfect for readers of Nathaniel Philbrick and David McCullough (Douglas Preston, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Lost City of the Monkey God)

The year is 1680, in the heart of the Golden Age of Piracy, and more than three hundred daring, hardened piratesa potent mix of low-life scallywags and a rare breed of gentlemen buccaneersgather on a remote Caribbean island. The plan: to wreak havoc on the Pacific coastline, raiding cities, mines, and merchant ships. The booty: the bright gleam of Spanish gold and the chance to become legends. So begins one of the greatest piratical adventures of the eraa story not given its full due until now.

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