The Eagle & the Widow: The Andruszkiewicz Legacy

By Pawel Andruszkiewicz

Stanislaw Andriuskevicius a disgraced member of the noble Andruszkiewicz family of Poland forced to keep the Lithuanian spelling of his last name to differentiate him from the Polish members of his family. He is sentenced to do this for his Vitebsk family's part in the Radziwill Rebellion against the Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania. The Radziwill Rebellion sided with the King of Sweden's invasion against the Commonwealth. Januz Radziwill intended to become the new King of Poland. When his forces were defeated Stanislaw along with several others of his family were in the battle of Tykocin Castle. He was the only member of the rebel family to survive. The loyalist family just could not kill another of their own family. So, they exiled him from the family and ordered him to keep the Lithuanian name. This order was placed in every church and cathedral in the Commonwealth. Everyone learned of his betrayal. Stanislaw had no prospects or friends. He offered his services as a commander to the Duke of Kurland. This led eventually his becoming captain of a Kurland 'Man of War' ship. War and circumstance find him and his crew without support in the Caribbean surrounded by enemies. Stanis and his crew become one of the craftiest ships of pirates of the open sea. Lady Bea Yaw becomes one of the deadliest female pirates along the 'Main'. Together, Stanis and Bea fight and plunder their way to glory, revenge, and redemption. The infamous pirate Lukas Matejko, whose violent and perverse measures lead him to become their arch enemy. This is a pirate tale of adventures in love, revenge, justice, sea battles, in the Mediterranean and Caribbean seas. Famous pirates from the past such as Henry Morgan, Fran ois l'Ollonais, Edward Collier, Pierre Le Picard, and Anne Dieu-Le-Veut (Annie) come to life with fierce passions and convictions. Go back in time to life that only the desperate and forgotten dared to live.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08FP5NLCG
• ISBN13: 9798674670063
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"