Pirates And Privateers
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Pirates Privateers And Profits
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Author : James Gavin Lydon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Pirates Privateers And Profits written by James Gavin Lydon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with History categories.
"Probably the most important privateering center of the era in North America, and possibly of the British Empire, bustling Colonial New York serves as a microcosm for this scholarly study of the decline of piracy and the enforcement of legality in privateering. ... In the 1690s, the city of New York was a flourishing pirate center. By the mid-[18th-]century, however, only a few of its privateersmen drifted into the dangerous practices of the earlier period. Pirates gave way before governmental control or retired or died. ... History and politics play important roles in this economic examination of the port. Legal aspects of the maritime depredation are thoroughly treated, as pirates and privateersmen elbow merchants and government officials in their quest for loot." -- Book jacket.
Pirates And Privateers Of The Caribbean
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Author : Jenifer Marx
language : en
Publisher: Malabar, Fla. : R.E. Krieger Publishing Company
Release Date : 1992
Pirates And Privateers Of The Caribbean written by Jenifer Marx and has been published by Malabar, Fla. : R.E. Krieger Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
Includes Captain Kidd, Sir Henry Morgan, Sir Francis Drake, Captain Teach, commonly called Blackbeard, and Captain Bartholomew Roberts.
Pirates And Privateers From The Low Countries C 1500 C 1810
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Author : Alex Ritsema
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2007-06-29
Pirates And Privateers From The Low Countries C 1500 C 1810 written by Alex Ritsema and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-29 with History categories.
In novels, cartoons and films, "the" pirate had a wooden leg, a parrot on one of his shoulders, a patch before one of his eyes and buried his treasures on remote shores or islands... This book is not about fictional pirates but about real ones but their stories are equally spectacular. Some of them were not "pirates" but "privateers" equipped with a "letter of marque", an official license to attack enemies in times of war. Among other Dutch, Frisian and Flemish freebooters, this book includes: Grutte Pier, a folk hero defending the Frisian freedom against the Hollanders around 1520; the "Sea-Beggars" and their decisive role in the War of Dutch Independence (1568-1648); the Dunkirk raiders harassing merchant vessels from Amsterdam; adventurers joining the legendary pirates of Barbary or the Caribbean. This book not only deals with the freebooters themselves but also with their victims and foes, as well as corrupt shipowners and corrupt judges of Prize Courts.
Pirates And Privateers
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Author : David John Starkey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Pirates And Privateers written by David John Starkey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Those travelling on the seas have always been vulnerable to the attacks of predators acting within or outside the law. In the 18th and 19th centuries such assaults reached new heights as the development of trans-oceanic empires led to an increase in the wealth and extent of sea-borne trade, and with it the potential for prize-taking.
The History Of Pirates
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Author : Allison Lassieur
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2007
The History Of Pirates written by Allison Lassieur and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes the golden age of piracy, including why people became pirates, the life of a pirate, and why the era ended.
St Augustine Pirates And Privateers
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Author : Theodore Corbett
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2012-08-21
St Augustine Pirates And Privateers written by Theodore Corbett and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-21 with History categories.
Entrenched on Florida's Atlantic Coast since the sixteenth century, the Spanish presidio of St. Augustine was a prime target for piracy. For the colonial governors of Great Britain, France and Spain, privateering--and its rogue form, piracy--was a type of warfare used to enhance the limited resources of their colonies. While the citizens of St. Augustine were victims of this guerrilla war, they also struck back at their enemies using privateers such as Francisco Menendez, whose attacks on British ships strengthened his reputation and sustained the city. Historian Theodore Corbett recounts this dark and turbulent history, from the first sacking of the city by Francis Drake, through the pirate raids of the 1680s to the height of St. Augustine's privateering in the eighteenth century.
Pirates And Privateers
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Author : Tom Bowling
language : en
Publisher: Oldcastle Books
Release Date : 2015-10-23
Pirates And Privateers written by Tom Bowling and has been published by Oldcastle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-23 with History categories.
From Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island to Errol Flynn in Captain Blood on to today's Pirates of the Caribbean, the romantic image of pirates in modern Western popular culture has long been with us. But of course pirates come in many guises, and not all of them as charming as Johnny Depp. Pirates are outlaws who move quickly, a form of lawlessness based on the application of immense short term power by mobile forces which fade away, similar to guerrilla warfare. In Pirates and Privateers Tom Bowling offers a lively history of piracy, from ancient times through the 'privateers' such as Morgan, with their Letters of Marque (an early example of State-sponsored terrorism), to the still real and flourishing threat of contemporary pirates that patrol the less well-regulated shipping lanes of the world today.
Pirate Hunting
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Author : Benerson Little
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2010
Pirate Hunting written by Benerson Little and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
For thousands of years pirates, privateers, and seafaring raiders have terrorized the ocean voyager and coastal inhabitant, plundering ship and shore with impunity. From the victim's point of view, these attackers were not the rebellious, romantic rulers of Neptune's realm, but savage beasts to be eradicated, and those who went to sea to stop them were heroes. Engaging and meticulously detailed, Pirate Hunting chronicles the fight against these plunderers from ancient times to the present and illustrates the array of tactics and strategies that individuals and governments have employed to secure the seas. Benerson Little lends further dimension to this unending battle by including the history of piracy and privateering, ranging from the Mycenaean rovers to the modern pirates of Somalia. He also introduces associated naval warfare; maritime commerce and transportation; the development of speed under oar, sail, and steam; and the evolution of weaponry. More than just a vivid account of the war that seafarers and pirates have waged, Pirate Hunting is invaluable reading in a world where acts of piracy are once more a significant threat to maritime commerce and voyagers. It will appeal to readers interested in the history of piracy, anti-piracy operations, and maritime, naval, and military history worldwide.
Pirates And Privateers In The 18th Century
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Author : Mike Rendell
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2018-11-30
Pirates And Privateers In The 18th Century written by Mike Rendell and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-30 with History categories.
Pirates and Privateers tells the fascinating story of the buccaneers who were the scourge of merchants in the 18th Century. It examines their lifestyle, looking at how the sinking of the Spanish treasure fleet in a storm off the coast of Florida led to a pirates gold rush; how the Kings Pardon was a desperate gamble which paid off and considers the role of individual island governors, such as Woodes Rogers in the Bahamas, in bringing piracy under control.The book also looks at how piracy has been a popular topic in print, plays, songs and now films, making thieves and murderers into swash-buckling heroes. It also considers the whole question of buried treasure and gives a lively account of many of the pirates who dominated the so-called Golden Age of Piracy.
Pirates And Privateers
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Author : Charlotte Montague
language : en
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Release Date : 2017-02-08
Pirates And Privateers written by Charlotte Montague and has been published by Chartwell Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-08 with History categories.
Action-packed stories of pirates, treachery, and buried treasure have excited and fascinated readers ever since Treasure Island became an instant bestseller in 1883. But are these tales partly fact or totally fiction? What do we know about the real pirates of yesteryear? Who were they, and where did they come from? And what is the reality behind the myth? Pirates and Privateers delves into the real lives of the men and women whose brutal journeys of adventure have become legendary. It explores the true story behind those tempestuous times, and reveals the ruthless violence of notorious seadogs such as Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Henry Morgan, and the Barbarossa Brothers, plundering their way across the seven seas in search of riches and infamy.