A review by chloekg
Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History by John Steinbeck

3.0

Partly boyish charm of Treasure Island, partly a white man's dream of infamy. It has its little moments of Steinbeck inspiration and philosophic prose. It also has jarring anachronisms that raise eyebrows and roll eyes. The pirate adventures themselves are fairly brief. It's mostly tracing the arc of a meteoric protagonist who is only dimly aware of why he flies or what he does in flight.
Circumstances fall aside to the greatness he does not understand. It was a colorful reflection and fun beach read.