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Porto Bello Gold

Porto Bello Gold
By A. D. Howden Smith

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Product Description

This thrilling "prequel" to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic pirate tale imagines how Captain Flint and Murray sacked the Spanish galleon and buried their ill-gotten treasure on the Dead Man's Chest and on Treasure Island

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1308972 in Books
  • Published on: 1999-04-01
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 304 pages

Editorial Reviews

Saturday Review
"Mr. Howden Smith has attempted the impossible, but with so engaging a humility and frankness that it is impossible to find fault with him."

New York Times
"A Good old fashioned pirate story is 'Porto Bello Gold' a tale of tall ships and lawless men on the Spanish Main..."

About the Author
Smith was born in New York City on December 29, 1887. He worked as a reported for the New York Evening Post and the New York Globe. He died in 1947.

Customer Reviews

One fine book from a little remembered but very good author5
Arthur D. Howden Smith is not well remembered but his books are all fine pieces of writing. I approached Porto Bello Gold with some doubts even so but he handles Stevenson's characters so well and with such flair that I was seduced into loving the book. This is a worthy part of the Treasure Island saga and a wonderful read for anyone who appreciates rousing adventure stories, pirates, and buried treasure.

Shiver Me ___________ Timbers5
This book, which almost no one else has ever heard of, is a lot of fun. A great pirate story. The only distracting thing is that all curse words are deleted in favor of blank spaces. That really _____________ ______________, man!