Buccaneers of the Pacific, Wycherley, George. Published by The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1928. Advance Review Copy. 8vo up to 9½” tall., 444 pp., illustrated. Black boards with orange titles. Light toning to text, an inked Brigham Young University Library stamp to copyright page. In very good condition.
An expansive chronicle of maritime adventure and piracy across the vast reaches of the South Seas and the Pacific coastlines. George Wycherley provides a detailed account of the daring exploits, lawless raids, and legendary figures who navigated these treacherous waters from the 16th through the 19th centuries. The work examines the lives of famous privateers and freebooters, including Sir Francis Drake, Thomas Cavendish, and William Dampier, tracing their journeys from the shores of the Americas to the distant islands of the East Indies.
