Project Gutenberg 2011-08-17 Public domain in the USA. 832 Burney, James 1750 1821 02015925 History of the Buccaneers of America Produced by Julia Miller, Henry Gardiner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "History of the Buccaneers of America" by James Burney is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book explores the exploits of Buccaneers, or privateers, primarily from Great Britain and France, who engaged in piracy and plunder against Spanish settlements in the Caribbean and the Americas. It aims to provide a factual narration of their actions, correcting the exaggerations and glorifications of past accounts. At the start of the narrative, Burney outlines the socio-political circumstances that led to the rise of the Buccaneers, including the claims of European nations over newly discovered lands and the native populations' subjugation by the Spanish. He addresses the misconceptions surrounding Buccaneers, emphasizing their role as antagonists against Spanish colonialism rather than mere pirates. By highlighting the narratives of these adventurers, Burney sets the stage for a deeper examination of the historical context and the motivations behind their endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Buccaneers Pirates -- Caribbean Area -- History French -- Caribbean Area -- History British -- Caribbean Area -- History Caribbean Area -- History -- To 1810 F2155 Text Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 768553 2025-08-15T06:38:37.985452 text/html 768730 2021-01-08T01:38:11 text/html 491580 2025-08-15T06:38:51.949390 application/epub+zip 501477 2025-08-15T06:38:42.337459 application/epub+zip 340271 2025-08-15T06:38:40.598440 application/epub+zip 1025560 2025-08-15T06:38:58.272361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 951339 2025-08-15T06:38:50.494396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562317 2022-09-17T05:14:42.757829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 673013 2025-08-15T06:38:36.458465 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 672732 2021-01-08T01:38:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 673089 2021-01-08T01:38:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21595 2025-08-15T06:38:58.419338 application/rdf+xml 14117 2025-08-15T06:38:41.164428 image/jpeg 3256 2025-08-15T06:38:40.889424 image/jpeg 236689 2021-01-08T01:38:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 383413 2021-01-08T01:38:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 236588 2021-01-08T01:38:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 464296 2025-08-15T06:38:38.046501 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