Cup of Gold: A life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History, 1929 (historical fiction), was John Steinbeck's first novel, loosely based on the privateer Henry Morgan's life and death.
Citation: Steinbeck, John (1929). Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, With Occasional Reference to History (1995 ed.). Penguin Books. ISBN 014018743X.