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Through the Eyes of Alexander Exquemelin’s
Then choose one of the following prompts to explore in a paper of 3-4 pages (750-1000 words): • Exquemelin’s motivations: who was Exquemelin and how did he come to write this book on buccaneers? What were his motivations in writing the book and any potential biases? What have historians said about Exquemelin? • Captain Henry Morgan, the person: how does Exquemelin describe Morgan and his motivations? How does his description of Morgan compare to other sources? • Captain Henry Morgan’s raid on Panama: How does Exquemelin describe Henry Morgan’s raid on Panama? How does it compare to other accounts of the raid? Your paper must make use of evidence from Exquemelin as well as at least two outside sources. These sources should be scholarly and appropriate to an academic paper.
