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...some of them were no better than pirates. In Morgan's early career he was not much better himself: he served a bloody apprenticeship against the Spaniards in Hispaniola and Granada, quitted himself so like a buccaneer that he was elected Admiral. Jamaica's Governor Modyford made it official by handing him a commission...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Buccaneer | 5/15/1933 | See Source »

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