{"product_id":"9781466936560","title":"THE DARK PIRATE","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dark Pirate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e quickly captures its readers, wrapping them in the ago-old dramas of intense greed, cruelty, rape, murder, and bitter-sweet romance. David K. Evans crafts a tight plot with vivid glimpses of the turbulent 1700s; a time when the Caribbean island of Roatán was the rendezvous for “Brethren of the Coast” - lusty, hard-living pirates of the Western Caribbean.  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Seen through the eyes of Peter Halsey, a young New England skipper of a fishing schooner captured by maniacal pirate Captain Ned Lukas, the tale swiftly unfolds onboard the aging brigantine Rebeckah, with ports-of-call and vivid drama that include the Slave Coast of West Africa; mid-ocean capture of a venerable Spanish Galleon; a slave market on the Spanish coast of Central America, and onward to the beautiful “deserted” shores of Roatán. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Drawing upon his knowledge from over four decades of research on the island, the author paints a vivid and exciting portrait of life among elusive maroons and castaways of the 1700s, largely gone unrecorded by History; describing their desperate attempt to survive and protect their women and freedom from vicious attacks by pirates who periodically invade the small island. It is here story soars.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trafford Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167477285104,"sku":"9781466936560","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466936560_p0.jpg?v=1763688788","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466936560","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}