Buccaneers of the Caribbean

By Jon Latimer

Subjects: Naval History, Caribbean area, history, History, Seafaring life, Buccaneers, Privateering, Colonies, Imperialism, Adventure and adventurers

Description: "During the seventeenth century, sea raiders known as buccaneers controlled the Caribbean. Buccaneers were not pirates but privateers, licensed to attack the Spanish by the governments of England, France, and Holland. Jon Latimer charts the exploits of these men who followed few rules as they forged new empires"--From publisher description.