This is the story of Santos Alvarez, a boy of privilege raised in the upper class of Cuban colonial society in the early eighteenth century. His life changes abruptly when his loving father dies under mysterious consequences, and he finds that his family has been plagued with an ancient curse for centuries. Santos is then kidnapped by a bloodthirsty gang of pirates and forced to join their crew. The pirate's vessel is attacked by the Spanish, and Santos is thrown into the sea. He then finds himself shipwrecked on the desolate beaches of Southeast Florida, where he encounters the ancient people known as the Ais. Forced to assimilate or die, he befriends a man who's uncanny survival skills change his life forever. Santos and his men overcome all to become the most feared pirates in all of the Caribbean. The story includes an account of the famous 1715 Plate Fleet disaster in which an entire treasure fleet was lost on Florida's rocky east coast in a terrible hurricane. This is a story of innocence lost, romance, ghostly curses, survival, and triumph, all presented on a backdrop of the beautiful and forbidden coast of eighteenth century South Florida.

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	502
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	PM Consulting of Florida LLC
Fecha de Publicación	2013-11-16
Dimensiones	9.02" x 5.98" x 1.01" pulgadas
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	No

Patrick S. Mesmer lives in the small fishing village of Port Salerno, Florida with his wife of twenty years and their three cats. He was born in Upstate New York and has lived in South Florida since 1983. Patrick is a historical enthusiast and has a passion for creating stories of people who lived in the past. He describes their lives not only through the use of historical fiction, but also by playing the music of early America. He has a huge appetite for music, and any day you can find him playing his fiddle, mandolin and guitar. In his spare time he volunteers as a docent/tour guide for significant local historical sites, and is a highly sought after speaker on such subjects as Native American Folklore, Early Florida Seminole War History, and Piracy in the Caribbean. He believes that history is fluid and is constantly changing through ongoing research and discovery. He is an avid runner and bicyclist, works as a Sales and Design Consultant for a local air conditioning company. He also teaches air-conditioning design at a local State university at night. This is his second book.