Project Gutenberg 2012-01-21 Public domain in the USA. 81 Thornbury, Walter 1828 1876 Thornbury, George Walter Thornbury, G. W. (George Walter) Thornbury, George W. (George Walter) The Monarchs of the Main; Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers. Volume 3 (of 3) E-text prepared by Adam Buchbinder, Rory OConor, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from scanned images of public domain material generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com/) "The Monarchs of the Main; Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers. Volume 3 (of 3)" by George W. Thornbury is a historical adventure narrative written in the mid-19th century. This volume recounts the daring exploits of 17th-century buccaneers, focusing on figures like Ravenau de Lussan and their thrilling voyages, battles, and encounters along the Caribbean. The book dives into a world filled with treachery, camaraderie, and vivid action, showcasing the lives of those who lived by the sword in pursuit of fortune. At the start of the volume, we follow Ravenau de Lussan, a young French officer, as he embarks on a perilous journey to join a buccaneer fleet at St. Domingo. The narrative outlines his trials as he navigates through treacherous waters, hardens against ambushes, and faces various factions, both Spanish and English. The harrowing adventures highlight not only the battles fought and the riches sought but also the complex interactions between the different nationalities involved in piracy during that era. The opening sets the tone for a tale of survival, adventure, and the quest for glory on the high seas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38633/38633-h/images/cover3.png en Pirates Buccaneers Spanish Main F2155 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 411400 411123 2024-09-16T09:34:01.393934 2023-09-17T04:40:54.908785 text/html text/html 416357 2012-01-21T17:30:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 176957 2012-01-21T17:31:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 195687 2024-09-16T09:34:07.400906 application/epub+zip 197598 2024-09-16T09:34:02.656974 application/epub+zip 197596 2024-09-16T09:34:01.999953 application/epub+zip 433923 2024-09-16T09:34:11.203917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396298 2024-09-16T09:34:06.759914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396236 2022-09-17T15:28:54.684130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376942 376709 2024-09-16T09:34:00.684193 2023-09-17T04:40:54.432750 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 376425 2012-01-21T17:02:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142350 2012-01-21T17:02:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 376435 2012-01-21T17:02:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142247 2012-01-21T17:02:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20861 2024-09-16T09:34:11.348949 application/rdf+xml 11365 2024-09-16T09:34:02.152920 image/jpeg 2392 2024-09-16T09:34:02.076918 image/jpeg 181993 2024-09-16T09:34:01.431966 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog