This book deals with the time when an ambitious and bloodthirsty collection of pirates mounted frequent attacks on Spanish ships in the waters of the Caribbean or 'Spanish Main'. This was known as the 'Buccaneering Era' and preceded the so-called 'Golden Age of Piracy' of the early 18th century. The book gives a history of buccaneering, its organization and methods and focuses on some of its more notorious commanders, such as Christopher Myngs and Henry Morgan. There are numerous black and white and full colour illustrations. There is also a short bibliography.