First published in Dutch at Amsterdam in 1678, this book by a man who sailed with the buccaneers describes their life on Tortuga and Hispaniola, the cruelties of l’Olonnais, and Henry Morgan’s raids on Puerto Bello, Maracaibo and finally the city of Panama. It was quickly translated across Europe; this edition follows the English version of 1684.
The foundational source for the age of the buccaneers and for most pirate fiction since. Download the free EPUB.