A coming-of-age adventure novel narrating a tale of buccaneers and buried gold. The book had an enormous influence on popular perceptions of pirates including treasure maps marked with an "X", schooners, tropical islands, and one legged seamen baring parrots on their shoulders.First published in 1881-82 as a series in Young Folks magazine, this edition is derived from the book published in 1915 with 4 color illustrations, 35 black & white illustrations, and numerous page decorations by Louis Rhead. As always, this edition is complete and unabridged.