Project Gutenberg 2006-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 469 Masefield, John 1878 1967 On the Spanish Main; Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien Produced by Frank van Drogen, Amy Cunningham and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "On the Spanish Main; Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien" by John Masefield is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the exploits of early English explorers and buccaneers in the Caribbean, particularly focusing on the voyages of Sir Francis Drake. It dives into the challenges they faced and the conflicts with the Spanish, providing a vivid depiction of life and adventure at sea during this tumultuous period in history. The opening of the work introduces readers to Francis Drake's formative years and his early voyages to the West Indies, detailing his transition from a young sailor to a formidable adversary of Spain. It recounts his disastrous encounter at San Juan d'Ulloa, which ignited his longstanding vendetta against the Spanish and set the stage for his later successful raids. As the narrative unfolds, Masefield presents rich descriptions of the voyages, including Drake’s careful preparations, the compositions of his crew, and their aspiration towards wealth and glory, all establishing the adventurous and perilous essence of life on the Spanish Main. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Buccaneers Spanish Main F2155 Text Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. Category: Adventure Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 765006 2025-10-08T09:00:31.833626 text/html 753017 2006-09-28T06:41:02 text/html 5000687 2025-10-08T09:00:47.143635 application/epub+zip 4998064 2025-10-08T09:00:37.099613 application/epub+zip 354143 2025-10-08T09:00:34.657613 application/epub+zip 5743393 2025-10-08T09:00:54.352618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5664387 2025-10-08T09:00:44.557683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 669695 2022-09-09T09:13:37.987365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668097 2025-10-08T09:00:30.535699 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 667796 2006-09-28T06:41:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 667853 2006-09-28T06:41:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20831 2025-10-08T09:00:54.526544 application/rdf+xml 25102 2025-10-08T09:00:35.214610 image/jpeg 4618 2025-10-08T09:00:34.936611 image/jpeg 254783 2006-09-28T06:41:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 4799457 2006-09-28T06:41:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 254702 2006-09-28T06:41:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 4921709 2025-10-08T09:00:32.012659 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia