Cup of Gold

Cup of Gold
First edition cover
AuthorJohn Steinbeck
LanguageEnglish
PublisherRobert M. McBride & Co.
Publication date
1929
Publication placeUnited States

Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History (1929) was John Steinbeck's first novel, a work of historical fiction based loosely on the life and death of 17th-century privateer Henry Morgan. It centres on Morgan's assault and sacking of Panama City (the "Cup of Gold"), and the woman (La Santa Roja, or the Red Saint) he seeks there, reputed to be fairer than the sun.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Analyzing 'Cup of Gold' by John Steinbeck by M e Skeel | Humanities 360". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  2. ^ "Cup of Gold".