The Sea Beggar

Queen Anne's War has ended in 1713 with the Treaty of Utrecht. Ephraim Bogardus and his brother Cornelius suddenly discover that their letters of marque which allowed them to operate as privateers and take French and Spanish prizes are null and void. They must now seek letters of marque from the King of Denmark so that they can continue to take Spanish ships as prizes. In The Sea Beggar: Under the Danish Flag, the third and final book in the Sea Beggar series Ephraim and his brother continue their privateer escapades well as their commodities trading in flour and tobacco throughout the Caribbean. Following a huge hurricane, they recover gold and silver from the wrecked Spanish treasure fleet off Florida. They defend the Carolinas from attacks by Native Americans. Both Ephraim and Cornelius purse of the businesses ashore. Former privateers from Queen Anne's War turn to piracy and pose a threat to the colonial governments of the American Colonies. Each brother finds love and thinks of retiring from privateering and settling down however one last cruise keeps them going during the years after Queen Anne's War.
Standby for more high adventure from the golden age of pirates and privateers as told in fiction by Ephraim Bogardus.
The author of this tale, James B. Battles, is a retired Navy Captain. Captain Jim is a sailor of sloops in the Chesapeake Bay and the Caribbean. He is also a family historian. He has applied his sailing skills with his historical expertise to create a historical novel about one of his ancestors, Ephraim Bogardus.