Pirates & Rogues of Monterey Bay

By Todd Cook

Explore the California bay’s colorful history with pirates.

The age of pirates spanned nearly two hundred years and was considered a plague on the high seas. Even the far reaches of what was then Alta California weren’t safe, and a surprising number of unexpected visitors sailed into Monterey Bay. Argentinian Hippolyte Bouchard, spurred by revolutionary fervor, attacked Monterey, the then Spanish capital of Alta California, using pirating tactics that left their mark centuries later, and privateers like Sir Francis Drake prowled the Pacific, leaving possible traces of their journey on the beaches of California. The foggy coastline of Monterey even inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write his famous Treasure Island. Join author Todd Cook as he explores the Monterey Peninsula’s eclectic pirating history.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Nov 4, 2019
• ISBN: 9781439668474

Todd Cook

Todd R. Cook graduated from Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been a pastor since 1985 and has worked as a crisis counselor for over 13 years. He has taught a class "Ministry of Hope" for those who are survivors of abuse. His wife Susie assisted with writing Hope for a New Day.

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