Before he was Poet Laureate, Masefield wrote this history of English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. It begins with Francis Drake’s raid on Nombre de Dios, his cruise off the coast and his march toward Panama, follows John Oxenham’s ill-fated venture, and describes Spanish rule in the Caribbean and the buccaneers who preyed on it in the century that followed.
Vivid, well-sourced narrative history for anyone who loves tales of privateers and treasure fleets. Download the free EPUB.