Cup of Gold

This is a Boundary Bay Classics edition of the classic novel Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck. This is a work of historical fiction based loosely on the life and death of 17th-century privateer Henry Morgan. The novel focuses on Morgan’s assault and sacking of Panama City (the “Cup of Gold”) and his pursuit of La Santa Roja, or the Red Saint, a woman reputed to be fairer than the sun.