Cup of Gold Author:John Steinbeck An epic of the mighty Seventeeth century buccaneer, Sir Henry Morgan, with Occasional Reference to History. — Steinbeck's only historical novel; Henry Morgan leaves the Welsh hills to become the youngest buccaneer on the seas. He soon tires of pillage and glory, and turns his attention to the search for La Santa Roja, a woman reputed to be as lov... more »ely as the sun, and to the conquest of Panama, her home, a city known as the Cup of Gold.« less