| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
French fleet -- Buccaneers -- Las Aves--round one -- Desolate place -- "Beasts of Prey" -- Change of plans -- Over the reef -- Blue lagoon -- Chevalier de Grammont -- Sack of Maracaibo -- Curiosity sparks expedition -- Logistics -- Pleasant accident -- Sack of caracas -- Ready for the ends of the earth -- Tools of the trade -- Recidivism of Thomas Paine -- Homecoming for a pirate -- In the wake of Jean Comte d'Estrées -- Visit from the navy -- "A Great and Mischievous Pirate" -- Nikolaas Van Hoorn -- Documentary that officially wasn't -- Where the wrecks are -- Unwelcome intrusions -- Sack of Vera Cruz -- Search continues -- Mapping -- War and peace -- Wooing of Laurens de Graff -- Of destruction and death -- Of men-of-war and pirates -- Flibustier -- Battle of Alacrán Reef -- Naval officer at war -- From good to bad to ugly -- Cannons, anchors, and surf -- Pirate reaches retirement -- Legacy of Las Aves -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Credits. |
| Subject |
Shipwrecks -- Venezuela -- Aves Island.
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Pirates -- Caribbean Area -- History -- 17th century.
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France -- History, Naval -- 17th century.
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Clifford, Barry.
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| ISBN |
0060198184 alkaline paper |
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9780060198183 alkaline paper |
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