Contributions

  • Beegel, Susan F., 1954- - Contributor

Publication

2008 - Penguin Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

46,750 words, Guess

Page Count

187 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
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  • Goodreads4502554

Classifications

  • DDC813/.52
  • LCCPS3537.T3234 C8 2008

Description

A STANDOUT in the Steinbeck canon, Cup of Gold is edgy and adventurous, brash and distrustful of society, and sure to add a new dimension to the common perception of this all-American writer. Steinbeck's first novel and sole work of historical fiction contains themes that resonate throughout the author's prodigious body of work. 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. And he had two driving ambitions: to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja, and to conquer Panama, the "cup of gold."

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."

Subjects

Topics

FictionGovernorsBuccaneersJamaica, fictionFiction, generalGovernors in fictionBuccaneers -- Fiction

Genres

  • Fiction.

Series Statement

  • Penguin classics

Other Editions

  • Cup of gold: a life of Sir Henry Morgan, buccaneer, with occasional reference to historyPenguin Books2008-01-01
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