The Monarchs of the Main; Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers. Volume 1 (of 3)
CHAPTER I.--THE PRECURSORS OF THE BUCCANEERS.
History of Tortuga--Description of the island--Origin of the Buccaneers--Conquest of Tortuga by the French and English--Hunters, planters, and corsairs--Le Basque takes Maracaibo--War with the Spaniards of Hispaniola--The French West Indian Company buy Tortuga--Their various governors 1