Whenever you pick up a book on the history of St. Croix it pretty much starts with Denmark having the Virgin Islands. Very little is written about the history of the island of St. Croix before that time. Finally Stan Joines researched and wrote about it. Readers are able to immerse themselves in the real pirate life of this island. It is super interesting to get to know the inhabitants of St. Croix. I have dove these waters many times and remember seeing some of the cannons in Salt River encrusted with coral. Now I know who the owners were.
I also enjoyed some of the anecdotes of the author. They made the book come alive. I encourage you to read this book.
