The Buccaneer Coast

The Buccaneer Coast by James L. Nelson, published by Fore Topsail Press on September 4, 2021, is a historical fiction novel that immerses readers in the turbulent world of the West Indies over a century after Columbus’s arrival. In this edition, spanning 348 pages, the narrative unfolds under the oppressive rule of Spain, where various European powers vie for control. The story centers on the buccaneers, particularly Jean-Baptiste LeBoeuf, who navigates a life of exile while hunting feral livestock on Hispaniola’s shores.
Readers will discover a tale of survival and conflict as a devastating hurricane disrupts the buccaneers’ existence, presenting both peril and opportunity. The characters grapple with the harsh realities of their environment and the looming threat of the Spanish Empire, leading to intense confrontations. The book explores themes of adventure and resilience against a backdrop of historical events, offering insights into the lives of those who lived on the fringes of society during this tumultuous period.
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More than one hundred years after Columbus blundered onto Hispaniola, the West Indies are held in Spain’s iron fist, and no threat to that absolute rule is tolerated. But such total control cannot last, not with the riches of an empire at stake, and French, English and Dutch all struggle to pry open the Spanish grip. But one threat will emerge as the most dangerous of all: the buccaneers.
Camped on the shore of Hispaniola, these half-wild men eke out a living hunting the island’s feral livestock. Among them, Jean-Baptiste LeBoeuf – hulking, silent, deadly with musket and blade – lives out his exile, content that no one in the hunters’ camp is at all curious about his past. But when a deadly hurricane sweeps through the Caribbean, it up-ends the buccaneers’ rough existence. And it leaves in its wake opportunity as well, a chance for a new life for LeBoeuf and his fellow hunters. This stroke of luck, however, is not all it seems, and when even greater violence is visited upon them they find themselves locked in battle with some of the most powerful and ruthless men in the Spanish Empire.
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