Cup of Gold (novel)

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Cup of Gold: A life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History cover

Cup of Gold: A life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History, 1929 (historical fiction), was John Steinbeck's first novel, loosely based on the privateer Henry Morgan's life and death. It centres on Morgan's assault and sacking of the city of Panama, sometimes referred to as the 'Cup of Gold', and the woman fairer than the sun reputed to be found there.

Steinbeck wrote "Cup of Gold" for the film business.

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1929, USA, ? (ISBN NA), Pub date ? ? 1929, hardback (First edition, first issue) only 1537 copies of maroon cloth first printing
1936, USA, Hardback (First Edition, second issue) Green cloth binding (only 939 copies)
1995, UK, Penguin Books (ISBN 0-14-018743-X), Pub date ? ? 1995, paperback

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Capt. Henry Morgan was referred to in Survivor Panama as a tribe name.

v • d • e Works by John Steinbeck

Novels:	Cup of Gold • To a God Unknown • Tortilla Flat • In Dubious Battle • Of Mice and Men • The Grapes of Wrath • The Moon Is Down • Cannery Row • The Pearl • The Wayward Bus • Burning Bright • East of Eden • Sweet Thursday • The Short Reign of Pippin IV • The Winter of Our Discontent • The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights

Non-fiction:	The Log from the Sea of Cortez • Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team • A Russian Journal • Once There Was a War • Travels with Charley • Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters

Short stories:	"The Chrysanthemums" • "The White Quail" • "Flight" • "The Snake" • "Breakfast" • "The Raid" • "The Harness" • "The Vigilante" • "Johnny Bear" • "Red Pony" • "The Murder" • "Saint Katy the Virgin"

Short story collections:	The Pastures of Heaven • The Long Valley