"Originally published in the United Kingdom as Spanish gold by Bloomsbury Publishing, London"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-287) and index.

Prologue -- Raiding the South Seas -- The sea captain -- From Bristol to Cape Horn -- A man clothed in goat-skins -- The Manila galleons -- The voyagers return -- Sugar, slaves and sunken treasure -- Governor of the Bahamas -- Welcome to Nassau -- Hanged on the waterfront -- Blackbeard's last stand -- Calico Jack and the female pirates -- Great debts and bills -- Death on the coast of Guinea -- Back to the Bahamas -- Epilogue.