num_pages: 187
description: 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. Morgan was obsessive. He had two driving ambitions: to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja and to conquer Panama, the “cup of gold.” Steinbeck’s first novel and sole work of historical fiction, Cup of Gold is a lush, lyrical swashbuckling pirate fantasy, and sure to add new dimensions to readers’ perceptions of this all-American writer. This edition features an introduction by Susan F. Beegel.
language: English
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: Penguin Classics