The Black Buccaneer Classic Reprint

In this suspenseful tale of piracy in America of the early 1700s, a 14-year-old is kidnapped and must use all of his wits to plot his escape and keep from getting keelhauled.

The Black Buccaneer was Stephen W. Meader's first novel. He wrote extensively for young readers and was a firm favourite of many. Another of his novels (Bulldozer) was referenced by Stephen King. In this book the young hero is snatched by the pirates of the title. After several adventures he regains his freedom and later evens the score assisting in the buccaneers' capture. It is set in America in the early 1700s and gives a great flavour of colonial times. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Buccaneer Book: Songs of the Black Flag Proem The graves are yours that have no name, Yours were the keels that left no trace, Save in smoke and sorrow and shame, - What have ye now to face? Yours were the times when blood was red, Yours were the years when life was cheap; All is over: you are dead: Gentlemen, soundly sleep! Soundly sleep with steel at your side, Dagger and cutlass, stained to the hilt, Lying so still - Death for your bride - In your splendid courage and guilt. You have fought the fight, you have paid the vow, Sleep an ye can, then, under the years; We drain one beaker unto you now: I give you: The Buccaneers! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Blackbeard, Buccaneer The year of 1718 seems very dim and far away, but the tall lad who sauntered down to the harbor of Charles Town, South Carolina, on a fine, bright morning, was much like the youngsters of this generation. His clothes were quite different, it is true, and he lived in a queer, rough world, but he detested grammar and arithmetic and loved adventure, and would have made a sturdy tackle for a modern high-school football team. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.