The Memoirs of Pere Labat, 1693-1705: First English Translation

by Jean-Baptiste Labat, Philip Gosse (Translator)

During his stay in the West Indies as a Dominican missionary, pere Labat was able to observe buccaneers and their ships. His adventures in this turbulent period are varied, but it is in the descriptions of the lives of the different races that the value of his memoirs resides.

262 pages, Hardcover

First published June 19, 1970

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 2 out of 5]

A disappointing abridgement of Labat's 8-volume memoirs ... a mere sliver of a thumbnail