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The Illustrated Pirate Diaries: A Remarkable Eyewitness Account of Captain Morgan and the Buccaneers

de Alexander Exquemelin

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No fiction on piracy can equal the true feasts of Sir Henry Morgan and his band of buccaneers when they took on the might of Spain and terrorised settlements in the Caribbean between 1666 and 1672, culminating in the notorious capture and burning of Panama City. This vivid account, as told by one of Morgan's own men, shows why ordinary sailors became buccaneers and pirates, and goes inside the terrorising exploits of the world's most infamous pirates - Pierre le Grand, Bartholomew the Portuguese, Rock the Brazilian, Lewis Scot, Francois L'Olonnais, and, of course, Sir Henry Morgan. Packed with contemporary engravings, maps, and paintings, Alexander Exquemelin's original manuscript is supported by engrossing commentary on pirate culture, environment and strategies, written by one of the worlds' leading experts on buccaneers. Alexander Exquemelin was a clerk for the French West India Company before impoverished circumstances forced him to join 'the wicked order of pirates' in 1666. He served with them until 1674, after which he settled in Holland. His book Buccaneers of America first appeared in 1678. Terry Breverton is a Senior Lecturer at UWIC Business School in Cardiff. He is a renowned expert on Sir Henry Morgan. His books include The Pirate Handbook and Admiral Sir Henry Morgan: King of the Buccaneers among others.… (més)
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This Is a busy book with something for everyone . In fact I could not decide on who is the target reader. It is a Modern (2008 edition) of a contrmporary memoir of a ship's surgeon, Alexander Exquemelin , first published in Dutch in 1678 and in English translation in 1684. The subtitle is "an eyewitness account of Captain Morgan and the Bucabeers " . Henry Morgan is known to many of us a a brand name of a rum, the pirate drink but the original Captain Henry Morgan was a Caribbean buccaneer who between 1666 and 1672 had a grand time terrorizing the Spanish treasure ships culminating in the seizure, sack and burning of Panama city in 1672 . Cruelty, lawlessness piracy , assault , murder and a disregard for human life were characteristic of the era. The mayhem lasted a relatively short period of time but became the stuff of legend and boys own adventure stories . Morgan became Sir Henry Morgan and Governor of Jamaica and Exquemelin's English version of book was the cause of Morgan bringing a successful libel case against the publishers because they had sensationalized details to sell the English editions. The book proved to be enduringly popular and inspired Daniel Defoe and a long line of other writers .Literature was enriched by that genre of pirate, desert island , adventure fiction. Who has not been thrilled by Roert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island ? this book reproduces the Exquemelin text , and "has been lightly edited " but we are not told which version of the hundreds that could have been used. The editor is Terry Breverton, but he is listed as "consulting editor" , and closer inspection reveals that this is book production as team work with a number of people involved in research , editing , pictures and production . The book goes beyond the original text as it includes maps, photographs , reproductions of prints , engravings and paintings , inserts and box text of informative snippets brings the life of a pirate to the modern reader. It's a colourful book, educative, informative but at the popular level . There's a glossary, a list of further reading plus websites , but no footnotes. The book immediately appealed to my five year old grandson who wanted me to read all the photo descriptions . it is worth remembering that the pirates and hostage taking off the Somali coast today has historical antecedents but our. 21st century pirates are unlikely to use Exquemelin as their guide . My main criticism is that the additional information is all over the place and the original text slips out of sight . I think I shall aspire to purchasing an 18th century edition or perhaps someone has published a facsimile . Star rating perhaps a 3.5

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No fiction on piracy can equal the true feasts of Sir Henry Morgan and his band of buccaneers when they took on the might of Spain and terrorised settlements in the Caribbean between 1666 and 1672, culminating in the notorious capture and burning of Panama City. This vivid account, as told by one of Morgan's own men, shows why ordinary sailors became buccaneers and pirates, and goes inside the terrorising exploits of the world's most infamous pirates - Pierre le Grand, Bartholomew the Portuguese, Rock the Brazilian, Lewis Scot, Francois L'Olonnais, and, of course, Sir Henry Morgan. Packed with contemporary engravings, maps, and paintings, Alexander Exquemelin's original manuscript is supported by engrossing commentary on pirate culture, environment and strategies, written by one of the worlds' leading experts on buccaneers. Alexander Exquemelin was a clerk for the French West India Company before impoverished circumstances forced him to join 'the wicked order of pirates' in 1666. He served with them until 1674, after which he settled in Holland. His book Buccaneers of America first appeared in 1678. Terry Breverton is a Senior Lecturer at UWIC Business School in Cardiff. He is a renowned expert on Sir Henry Morgan. His books include The Pirate Handbook and Admiral Sir Henry Morgan: King of the Buccaneers among others.

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