Exquemelin "History of the Bouccaneers of America"

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Exquemelin "History of the Bouccaneers of America"

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Just have read it about week ago. Great book, worth to read.
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I think "Pirates of America" would be a better translation.
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Fat Cat wrote:I think "Pirates of America" would be a better translation.
At first i wanted to write "Pirates of America", but then i thought.., what if "Пираты Америки" just invention of Russian translators? So i search in wikipedia for English title #-o
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What I gave is the direct translation. I think you did a better job than wikipedia, imho.
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Buccaneer is a high price for corn.
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