Penguin Classics Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History, (Paperback)

from LibraryLou

I was hoping for a really good read about his Pirate adventures but it seemed to skip that bit. A good book, but disappointing.

from chrisblocker

I honestly expected to absolutely hate Steinbeck's first published novel. I've heard several warnings about how terrible it is. Perhaps these warnings only buoyed my opinion. Cup of Gold certainly is far from the author's greatest works, but it's probably not his worst. In fact, this one gets off...

from weird_O

Cup of Gold is John Steinbeck's retelling of the life of notorious 17th century British pirate Henry Morgan, taking us from his farmboy beginnings to his triumphant plunderings of the Spanish main and his docile end back in England. Steinbeck's premise is that Morgan prevailed because he studied ...

from BenKline

Steinbeck's first published novel; about the life of Sir Captain Henry Morgan. It's an interesting novel, a bit slow and ponderous at times with some narrative side-bars that don't fit into the whole of the novel. You can definitely tell it's his first novel in it's pacing, construction, and tone...

from beabatllori

Thank GOD this is over.