Pirate Latitudes - M. Crichton
Pirate Latitudes - M. Crichton The Caribbean, 1665. Port Royal, its capital, is a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses. A remote colony of the English Crown, the island of Jamaica…
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Pirate Latitudes - M. Crichton
The Caribbean, 1665. Port Royal, its capital, is a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses. A remote colony of the English Crown, the island of Jamaica holds out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire.
For Captain Charles Hunter, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking, and the law of the land rests with those ruthless enough to make it. In this steamy climate there's a living to be made, a living that can end swiftly by disease -- or by dagger. Word in port is that the galleon El Trinidad, fresh from New Spain, is awaiting repairs in a nearby harbor.
Heavily fortified, the impregnable harbor is guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, a favorite commander of the Spanish king. With backing from a powerful ally, Hunter assembles a crew of ruffians to infiltrate the enemy outpost and commandeer the ship, along with its fortune in Spanish gold. The raid is as