The Funnel of Gold

By Mendel Peterson

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316703001
• ISBN13: 9780316703000
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Little, Brown
• Length: 481 Pages
• Weight: 2.32 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Spanish Treasure Fleets, buccaneers, privateers, and prirate

For depth, detail, and riveting narrative, few history books rival this one. From the earliest days of Spanish plunder in the New World to the twilight of Caribean Piracy in the 18th century, we are treated to copious first hand records, period maps and prints. We get to know many color personalities, such as the swashbuckling Piet Hein, who captured a Spanish Silver Fleet carrying 46 tons of Silver. Forget "Captain Blood" and "The Crimson Pirate"! The reality portrayed in these pages is more vivid than any fiction. Henry Morgan, L'Ollonois, Francis Drake and other bucaneers and cutthroats fill this weighty volume and leave you with a hunger for more.