Pieces of eight : piracy, witchcraft & the great spirit of colonial Cape Cod

The year is 1717. Set in the rich landscape of Colonial Cape Cod, this is the tale of the people and events that surround the eighteen-century wreck of the pirate ship Whydah. An impoverished washashore named Sam Bellamy realizes that his only chance for prosperity is to turn to piracy. But his search for fortune will take him away from his sweetheart, Maria Hallett, whose moments of apparent clairvoyance make the townsfolk wonder if she is a witch. Meanwhile, John Julian, a native man, follows the trail of the last wolf on Cape Cod. He is propelled by the belief that it is a messenger from the spirit world that will help him save the land he loves from the encroaching English 1717. Pirate Sam Bellamys ship, the Whydah, terrorizes the Caribbean. Meanwhile, on Cape Cod, Bellamys sweetheart Maria Hallett stands accused of witchcraft and native John Julian fights for his homeland.