Front Matter -- Half Title -- By the same author -- Title -- Copyright -- Quotation -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Map -- Prologue -- 1 Black Bounty -- 2 Unlawful Force -- 3 False Papers and Mongrel Vessels -- 4 Bad Blood -- 5 The Fever, the Deys and the Ashanti -- 6 Two Captains -- 7 Two Lieutenants -- 8 A Costly Grave -- 9 Cuban Customs, Brazilian Buccaneers -- 10 Black Jokes and High Jinks -- 11 The First Great Blows -- 12 Willing Promoters and Partial Remedies -- 13 Blockade -- 14 Commerce, Christianity and Civilisation -- 15 Palaver and Presents -- 16 Habits Not Ornamental to the Navy -- 17 Persevering Offenders -- 18 To an End, Immediately and Forever -- End Matter -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index.