Galleon, by Dudley Pope – pirate fiction

by Peter on December 30, 2010

Non-fiction books by Dudley Pope

Dudley Pope was an acclaimed navy historian. His books shed considerable light on several key historical events.

(links to amazon US)
  1. Flag 4: The Battle of Coastal Forces in the Mediterranean
    (1954)
  2. The Battle of the River Plate : The Hunt for the German Pocket Battleship Graf Spee
    (1956)
  3. 73 North: The Battle of the Barents Sea
    1942 (1958)
  4. Decision at Trafalgar: The Story of the Greatest British Naval Battle of the Age of Nelson (Heart of Oak Sea Classics Series)
    (1959)
  5. England Expects
    (1959)
  6. Black Ship
    (1963)
  7. Harry Morgan’s Way: Biography Of Sir Henry Morgan 1635-1688
    (1977)
  8. The Great Gamble. Nelson At Copehagen
    (1978)
  9. Life in Nelsons Navy 1793-1815
    (1981)
  10. The Devil Himself: The Mutiny of 1800
    (1988)
  11. At 12 Mr. Byng was Shot
    (1962)

Galleon is the third book in Galleon, by Dudley Pope the Ned Yorke series. In Jamaica Ned Yorke, the leader of the buccaneers, and Sir Thomas Whetstone, his second-in-command, begin to build homes on their plantations. They are now both extremely rich men. But trouble is brewing in the Caribean, and when a new governor arrives from England, he soon turns out to completely lack an understanding of the realities of the Caribbean, and declares Ned to be an outlaw.

England has fallen under a blanket of peace with the restoration of Charles II. But even though there nominally is peace with Spain, there is No Peace Beyond the Line. However, the new Governor is unable to understand this – he believes more in letters on a piece of paper signed in Europe than the harsh realities of the situation in the Caribbean communicated to him by Ned Yorke and others with knowledge of local conditions.

But Ned Yorke, Admiral of the Brethren, leader of the Buccaneers will not kowtow to the new Governor. Neither will Ned Yorke and his Buccaneers not remain idle. In the third book in the series, again set in the Caribbean, Dudley Pope reveals a masterful plot of subtle, seafaring lore wound around the tense excitement of adventure on the high seas. It is a tale full of fighting, conflicts, and treachery. Great entertainment!

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