The History of the Bucaniers of America

Title: The history of the bucaniers of America: exhibiting a particular account and description of Porto Bello, Chagre, Panama, Cuba, Havanna, and most of the Spanish possessions on the coasts of the West Indies, and also all along the coasts of the South Sea: with the manner in which they have been invaded, attempted, or taken by these adventurers.Author: A O ExquemelinPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP04550901CollectionID: CTRG03-B1017PublicationDate: 17710101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: The original work of Exquemelin, "De americaensche zee-roovers" (Amsterdam, 1678), was translated into Spanish in 1681 and thence by an anonymous translator into English (London, W. Crooke, 1684). Raveneau de Lussan's A journal of a voyage ... was originally written in French. Parts 3 & 4 with their own divisional t.p.: A journal of a voyage made into the South-Sea by the bucaniers or freebooters of America, from the year 1684 to 1689. Written by the Sieur Ravenau de Lussan. To which is added the voyage of the Sieur De Montauban, captain of the freebooters, on the coast of Guinea, in the year 1699. Part 2 written by Basil Ringrose. Includes index.Collation: 2 v.; 17 cm