Project Gutenberg 2012-01-21 Public domain in the USA. 243 Thornbury, Walter 1828 1876 Thornbury, George Walter Thornbury, G. W. (George Walter) Thornbury, George W. (George Walter) The Monarchs of the Main; Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers. Volume 2 (of 3) E-text prepared by Adam Buchbinder, Rory OConor, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from scanned images of public domain material generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com/) "The Monarchs of the Main; Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers. Volume 2" by George W. Thornbury is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. This volume recounts the thrilling exploits of infamous pirates during the Golden Age of Buccaneering, focusing particularly on Sir Henry Morgan's daring campaigns against Spanish settlements in the Caribbean. The narrative immerses readers in the tumultuous world of piracy, exploration, and colonial conflict, characterized by both adventure and brutality. The opening of this volume introduces Sir Henry Morgan, a Welsh farmer's son who becomes a notorious Buccaneer, leading daring assaults on Spanish territories. It details his initial exploits, including the capture of the island of St. Catherine and subsequent raids on Port au Prince and Porto Bello. The text highlights Morgan's strategic mind and fearless leadership, as well as the ensuing rivalries among different nationalities of pirates, setting the stage for further adventures and conflicts. Through vivid descriptions of battles and moral complexities, the beginning establishes the harsh realities of pirate life while hinting at the legendary status that Morgan would achieve in history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/38632/38632-h/images/cover2.png Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Pirates Buccaneers Spanish Main F2155 Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure 390021 2025-08-15T14:36:48.788436 text/html 394222 2012-01-21T15:58:17 text/html 187494 2025-08-15T14:36:53.662388 application/epub+zip 189466 2025-08-15T14:36:49.919400 application/epub+zip 189465 2025-08-15T14:36:49.378428 application/epub+zip 416609 2025-08-15T14:36:56.794431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383205 2025-08-15T14:36:53.170388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382931 2022-09-17T15:28:40.510010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359579 2025-08-15T14:36:48.471449 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359079 2012-01-21T15:53:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359093 2012-01-21T15:53:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21007 2025-08-15T14:36:56.928427 application/rdf+xml 12057 2025-08-15T14:36:49.518407 image/jpeg 2500 2025-08-15T14:36:49.447432 image/jpeg 136176 2012-01-21T15:53:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 172203 2012-01-21T16:02:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 136098 2012-01-21T15:53:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 175282 2025-08-15T14:36:48.820446 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