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Beschreibung
1711. The Saint Joseph departs from Dublin bound for Newfoundland and Cádiz, carrying a crew of English and Irish sailors shaped by war, exile and misfortune. Among them is Sean Hora, the son of a respected Irish merchant, whose ambition is not fortune, but a return to Ireland to pursue a life of study.

As the vessel crosses hostile Atlantic waters, the fragile balance between survival and law begins to fracture. In a world where privateering, commerce and war overlap, danger emerges not only from the sea, but from shifting allegiances and unseen intentions.

When the Canary Island privateer Amaro Pargo sets his sights on the small Irish ship, the boundary between legitimate capture and piracy becomes uncertain. The disappearance of a royal passport places the legality of the prize in question, leading to a trial in which reputation, authority and honour are at stake.

Grounded in archival research and inspired by real events, Buying Heaven reconstructs the complexities of the early eighteenth-century Atlantic world, where trade, conflict and ambition converge, and where the fate of men is often decided far from land.
1711. The Saint Joseph departs from Dublin bound for Newfoundland and Cádiz, carrying a crew of English and Irish sailors shaped by war, exile and misfortune. Among them is Sean Hora, the son of a respected Irish merchant, whose ambition is not fortune, but a return to Ireland to pursue a life of study.

As the vessel crosses hostile Atlantic waters, the fragile balance between survival and law begins to fracture. In a world where privateering, commerce and war overlap, danger emerges not only from the sea, but from shifting allegiances and unseen intentions.

When the Canary Island privateer Amaro Pargo sets his sights on the small Irish ship, the boundary between legitimate capture and piracy becomes uncertain. The disappearance of a royal passport places the legality of the prize in question, leading to a trial in which reputation, authority and honour are at stake.

Grounded in archival research and inspired by real events, Buying Heaven reconstructs the complexities of the early eighteenth-century Atlantic world, where trade, conflict and ambition converge, and where the fate of men is often decided far from land.
Über den Autor
Marco Polo is a Spanish author specializing in early 18th-century Atlantic history. His work draws on archival research conducted in Spain and the Caribbean, including documentation related to the privateering activities of Amaro Pargo.Buying Heaven is a historical novel based on real events and forms part of a broader narrative project centered on the life of the Canary Island privateer Amaro Pargo.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9788409848379
ISBN-10: 8409848376
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Polo, Marco
Hersteller: (c) Marco Polo, 2026
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Marco Polo
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.04.2026
Gewicht: 0,418 kg
Artikel-ID: 134963934