Pirates & Rogues of Monterey Bay
Author | : Todd Cook |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2019 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781467143639 |
ISBN-13 | : 1467143634 |
Rating | : 4/5 (634 Downloads) |
Download or read book Pirates & Rogues of Monterey Bay written by Todd Cook and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The age of pirates spanned nearly two hundred years and was considered a plague on the high seas. Even the far reaches of what was then Alta California weren't safe, and a surprising number of unexpected visitors sailed into Monterey Bay. Argentinian Hippolyte Bouchard, spurred by revolutionary fervor, attacked Monterey, the then Spanish capital of Alta California, using pirating tactics that left their mark centuries later, and privateers like Sir Francis Drake prowled the Pacific, leaving possible traces of their journey on the beaches of California. The foggy coastline of Monterey even inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write his famous Treasure Island. Join author Todd Cook as he explores the Monterey Peninsula's eclectic pirating history.