Cup of Gold Author:John Steinbeck Gold, lust and conquest! This was the life of a buccaneer in the days when pirates plundered the Spanish Main. This is the romantic, swashbuckling, bloodthirsty life that Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck has chosen to write about in CUP OF GOLD, his only historical novel. — ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` — Th... more »e pirate Henry Morgan ruled the high seas with daring deeds that struck terror into the hearts of Imperial Spain. No ship was safe while he lived. Here is his story, from the author of The Grapes of Wrath * Of Mice and Men * The Moon is Down * Travels with Charley and other modern American classics.« less