The Notorious Captain Hayes by Joan Druett (.ePUB)
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The Notorious Captain Hayes: The Remarkable True Story of the Pirate of the Pacific by Joan Druett
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Overview: The incredible true story of William “Bully’ Hayes, the so-called “Pirate of the Pacific” in the 19th century; the myth and the man. The story of Bully Hayes – so-called “Pirate of the Pacific” – is known throughout the Pacific, from the US to Australia and all points in between. He became the inspiration for a variety of fictional characters, writers from Robert Louis Stevenson to James A Michener and Frank Clune have used the Hayes legend, films were made based on his life (one starring Boris Karloff, another Douglas Fairbanks), and his name adorns bars and hotels all over the Pacific. But the truth is both less noble and more intriguing than the myth. In large part, the Hayes of legend was a product of the popular press at the time, who were determined to construct a romantic figure to feed their readers’ appetites. This book simultaneously sorts the facts from the fantasy and recounts an amazing true story of a genuine rogue and adventurer, against the backdrop of the great age of sail and trade. This is the first proper biography of this legendary figure, and the only book that sets out to properly separate the myth from the truth. From the author: No one is even sure what this American from Cleveland, Ohio, looked like, and yet his impressive physical appearance is part of the “Bully Hayes” legend. Most of the people who met him agree that he was six feet tall, and hefty in physique, that he had a bluff and hearty manner and a soft, persuasive voice.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Biographies & Memoirs
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