num_pages: 240
description: This lush, lyrical fantasy is Steinbeck's sole work of historical fiction. Henry Morgan ruled the Spanish Main in the 1670s, ravaging the coasts of Cuba and America and striking terror wherever he went. His lust and greed knew no bounds, and he was utterly consumed by two passions; to possess the mysterious woman known as La Santa Roja, the Red Saint, and to conquer Panama and wrest 'the cup of gold' from Spanish hands. This work is a fantastic, swashbuckling stuff!
language: English
title: Cup of Gold
titlecomplete: Cup of Gold
characters: Henry Morgan, Robert Morgan, Gwenliana, Elizabeth, James Flower, Grippo, Coeur de Gris, Paulette, Merlin
genres: Fiction, Historical, American, Adventure, Literature, Pirates, Classics, Novels, Nobel Prize, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 3777
places: Panama, Caribbean Islands
publisher: Penguin Classics