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Plot. The novel begins with young Henry on a Welsh farm, listening to Dafydd, an old farm hand who became a pirate and returned to tell of his adventures. The old farm hand tells Old Robert (with Henry listening) his colorful tales of the Caribbean, then leaves by morning.
Steinbeck’s first novel and sole work of historical fiction, Cup of Gold is a lush, lyrical swashbuckling pirate fantasy, and sure to add new dimensions to readers’ perceptions of this all-American writer. This edition features an introduction by Susan F. Beegel.
3 de may. de 2010 · The tale tells of Henry's boyhood in the Welsh glens, his sailing for the Indies at the age of fifteen, his slavery in Barbados and later triumphs on the Spanish Main, including the sack of Panama, the Cup of Gold, for love of the mysterious Ysobel, alias the Red Saint, and his respectable death years later as lieutenant governor of ...
6 de ago. de 2013 · Cup of gold by John Steinbeck. Publication date 1976 Topics Morgan, Henry, Sir, 1635?-1688 -- Fiction, Governors -- Jamaica -- Fiction, Buccaneers -- Fiction, Caribbean Area -- Fiction Publisher Penguin Books Collection printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language
In full: John Ernst Steinbeck. Born: February 27, 1902, Salinas, California, U.S. Died: December 20, 1968, New York, New York (aged 66) Awards And Honors: Nobel Prize (1962) National Book Award (1940) Pulitzer Prize (1940) Notable Works: “Cannery Row” “Cup of Gold” “East of Eden” “In Dubious Battle” “Lifeboat” “Of Mice and Men”
A historical novel about the pirate Henry Morgan and his quest for Panama, the \"cup of gold\". This edition features an introduction by Susan F. Beegel and is part of the Penguin Classics series.
14 de oct. de 2007 · In Cup Of Gold, Steinbeck sets out to write a fictional account of the famous pirate’s life – from boyhood to death – and, despite its faults, he delivers. It begins, in Wales, where the fifteen year old Henry Morgan lives on the farm with his parents.
