num_pages: 198
description: A STANDOUT in the Steinbeck canon, Cup of Gold is edgy and adventurous, brash and distrustful of society, and sure to add a new dimension to the common perception of this all-American writer. Steinbeck?s first novel and sole work of historical fiction contains themes that resonate throughout the author?s prodigious body of work.From the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outlaw of legendary viciousness, ruled the Spanish Main. He ravaged the coasts of Cuba and America, striking terror wherever he went. And he had two driving ambitions: to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja, and to conquer Panama, the cup of gold.
title: Cup of Gold
titlecomplete: Cup of Gold
characters: Henry Morgan, Coeur de Gris, Robert Morgan, James Flower, Paulette, Grippo, Gwenliana, Merlin, Elizabeth
genres: Classics, Adventure, American, Historical, Nobel Prize, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, Pirates, Fiction
ratings_count: 3777
places: Panama, Caribbean Islands
publisher: Bantam