Mad Morgan

By Kerry Newcomb

Book Overview

After escaping the Cuban sugar cane fields, where he was forced into slavery, Welshman Henry Morgan was soon commanding a former prison barge manned by criminals and misfits. Driven by his hatred of the Spanish crown, Morgan rampaged across the Spanish Main. But everything changed when Morgan set his eyes on the woman betrothed to the man determined to hunt him down. Martin's Press.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312977417
• ISBN13: 9780312977412
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A great get away

If you want a book to get your mind off things and take you to another place, this would be it. It was entertaining and fun... A swashbuckler type of story.

I love a good pirate story

After reading Newcomb's "Red Ripper," I moved on to this tale, and it follows the same basic formula as "Red Ripper"--a larger-than-life historical figure is done wrong early in life, and triumphs over many difficulties to defeat the bad guys and win the heart of the lovely maiden.Because I have a weakness for sailing adventures, I gave this book one more star than I gave "Red Ripper," even though it's basically the same story. As in that novel, Kerry Newcomb's writing is fast-paced, and manages to convey a terrific sense of atmosphere (if not necessarily accurate history). His plot pacing is very quick--the reader certainly never has the opportunity to get bored!If you're looking for a fun, quick, diverting read, and if you enjoy a good pirate story (and who doesn't?), you'll enjoy "Mad Morgan."