IN THE WAKE OF
THE BUCCANEERS
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IN THE WAKE OF
THE BUCCANEERS
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THE DANGEROUS VOYAGE
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PUBLISHED BY THE CENTURY CO.
NEW YORK AND LONDON ☙ ☙ MCMXXIII
NEW YORK AND LONDON ☙ ☙ MCMXXIII
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INTRODUCTION
There is no more entrancing body of water in either the Western or the Eastern Hemisphere—thanthe Caribbean Sea, with a fringe of lovely tropical islands on the one side and onthe other the Spanish Main and its picturesque centuries-old towns and fascinatingsights. Aside from its beauty, its delightful climate, and its ever-shifting scenes,the Caribbean and its shores are redolent of romance. It was the starting-point ofthose brave though ruthless adventurers who carved a new world for Castile and Leon.For centuries it was the treasure-house of the world and the battle-ground of themightiest European powers. Across this sapphire sea sailed the caravels of Columbus,the Golden Hind of Drake, and the stately, plate-laden galleons of Spain.
And across this same sea coursed those fierce sea-rovers the buccaneers.
Of all the dare-devil spirits who sailed the Caribbean and ravaged the Spanish Main,the buccaneers were the most picturesque and romantic. [vi]Villains though they were; reddened with the blood of the innocent and helpless thoughtheir hands; black-hearted cutthroats beyond denial—yet there is something about themthat appeals to all, and that, despite their
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