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Captain Blood

by Rafael Sabatini

ISBN 0553027255 / 9780553027259 / 0-553-02725-5
Publisher Bantam Books
Language English
Edition Softcover
List price $1.75
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Captain Blood: His Odyssey is a pirate/adventure novel written by Rafael Sabatini. Taking place in in the 1680's, it concerns the adventures of Irish physician Dr. Peter Blood. Captured and enslaved on an island in the Caribbean, Blood escapes and overcomes his bleak situation by choosing to become a pirate and seek revenge.

The background of this novel is based on several historical facts. The main events being the Monmouth rebellion in 1685 and the Glorious Revolution in 1688. Blood's pirate exploits are based on several real individuals, Henry Morgan and Thomas Blood in particular.

Don't pass up this pulpy action-filled, well-written tale of adventure on the high seas! [via]