Alexandre Exquemelin Books

"Morgan hurled himself at the fuse, and saved all his comrades' lives. His bravery was already the stuff of legend, and this exploit made his men even more determined to follow him anywhere."Of all the pirates to terrorize the Caribbean waters, none are as notorious as Sir Henry Morgan. His fame rests in part on an extraordinary document: the diary of buccaneer Alexander Exquemelin, who sailed under Morgan and recorded his infamous and bloody adventures. Originally published in 1678, Exquemelin's classic account of joining "the wicked order of pirates," and of the most fearsome buccaneers of the era, has remained in print for more than 300 years. Now, in a special illustrated edition filled with maps, paintings, photographs, and fascinating background on pirate culture, his unforgettable diary comes to new life, bringing the authentic world of the buccaneers to a modern audience far better than any movie could.

Exquemelin's book of adventure and swashbuckling tells the true stories of distinguished pirates such as Captain Henry Morgan. First published in 1678 just a few years after the described incidents took place, The Buccaneers of America is also known by the title The Pirates of Panama. For its unabashed description of adventure and thievery on the high seas, the text has captivated audiences for centuries with its frank and reasonably accurate accounts of piracy in the waters of the Caribbean and Central America. The main focus of the book is Captain Henry Morgan, an English pirate whose skills at coastal raiding resulted in his gaining great fame and fortune. Rare for a pirate in that his raids were for the most part consistently successful and lucrative, Morgan would eventually retire and be granted the governorship of Jamaica by a British government grateful for work he performed for the Crown. This edition of the book is derived from a version of the text which first appeared in 1914. The text is generally faithful to Alexander Exquemelin's first-hand descriptions of his adventures, sailing with some of the most notorious pirates to ever venture upon the seas. Although divided into chapters, the book is written as a detailed but engaging log of the various escapades the pirates embarked upon, and is a text worthy of any enthusiast of piracy.

Durch Illustrationen und Hintergrundinformationen ergänzte Kurzversion des 1678 erschienenen Berichts über die Piraten und Freibeuter des 17. Jahrhunderts.

Dieses ungewöhnliche Buch erzählt die Geschichte der berühmtesten Piraten der Karibik. Es waren wilde Zeiten und verwegene Männer, für die es keine Gesetze gab, außer ihre eigenen. Sie beherrschten das Meer zwischen Barbados und Hispaniola, Martinique, Guadeloupe und Panama. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC zeigt anhand dieser einzigartigen historischen Quelle, wie eng Piraterie und Politik, Kolonisation und Handel miteinander verwoben waren. Vor allem aber beschreibt das Buch detailliert und liebevoll die Lebensgewohnheiten der Männer mit der Augenklappe. Der Leser macht eine Reise in die Vergangenheit, in die Karibik des 17. Jahrhunderts, in eine Welt, geprägt von Meutereien, Flauten, erschreckende Rohheit und dem unstillbaren Durst nach Freiheit.

Kniha představuje autorovo očité svědectví o životě mezi piráty. Jde o překlad knihy, která vyšla v originále v roce 1678 v Holandsku a která se stala předlohou mnoha pozdějších pirátských románů. Kromě popisu pirátských loupežných akcí a pirátského života kniha představuje i popis okolní přírody, indiánů i tehdejší politické situace ve vodách Karibského moře.