Under The Black Flag Or The Pirates Of The Atlantic
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Under The Black Flag Or The Pirates Of The Atlantic
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Author : Harry St. Clair
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1874
Under The Black Flag Or The Pirates Of The Atlantic written by Harry St. Clair and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with Pirates categories.
Under The Black Flag
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Author : David Cordingly
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2013-02-06
Under The Black Flag written by David Cordingly and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-06 with History categories.
“This is the most authoritative and highly literate account of these pernicious people that I have ever read.”—Patrick O'Brian “[A] wonderfully entertaining history of pirates and piracy . . . a rip-roaring read . . . fascinating and unexpected.”—Men's Journal This rollicking account of the golden age of piracy is packed with vivid history and high seas adventure. David Cordingly, an acclaimed expert on pirates, reveals the spellbinding truth behind the legends of Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Sir Francis Drake, the fierce female brigands Mary Read and Anne Bonny, and others who rode and robbed upon the world's most dangerous waters. Here, in thrilling detail, are the weapons they used, the ships they sailed, and the ways they fought—and were defeated. Under the Black Flag also charts the paths of fictional pirates such as Captain Hook and Long John Silver. The definitive resource on the subject, this book is as captivating as it is supremely entertaining. Praise for Under the Black Flag “[A] lively history . . . If you've ever been seduced by the myth of the cutlass-wielding pirate, consider David Cordingly's Under the Black Flag.”—USA Today, “Best Bets” “Engagingly told . . . a tale of the power of imaginative literature to re-create the past.”—Los Angeles Times “Entirely engaging and informative . . . a witty and spirited book.”—The Washington Post Book World “Plenty of thrills and adventure to satisfy any reader.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
Under The Black Flag The Pirates Of The Atlantic
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Author : Harry St. Clair
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1874
Under The Black Flag The Pirates Of The Atlantic written by Harry St. Clair and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with Abduction categories.
Villains Of All Nations
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Author : Marcus Rediker
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2020-05-05
Villains Of All Nations written by Marcus Rediker and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-05 with History categories.
Pirates have long been stock figures in popular culture, from Treasure Island to the more recent antics of Jack Sparrow. Villains of all Nations unearths the thrilling historical truth behind such fictional characters and rediscovers their radical democratic challenge to the established powers of the day.
Black Flag Of The North
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Author : Victor Suthren
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 2018-08-04
Black Flag Of The North written by Victor Suthren and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-04 with History categories.
The incredible story of the “King of the Pirates,” who burst from the waters of early Canada to become a terror of the seas. He was tall, dark, and handsome, he wore fine velvets and lace, and in four tumultuous years he tore the guts out of the Atlantic. Bartholomew Roberts took over four hundred ships and rarely lost a fight at sea in his short, spectacular reign. Black Flag of the North tells the story of Roberts’s dramatic life, from his boyhood in rural South Wales through his days at sea in the slave trade. He set the Atlantic aflame from the Grand Banks to Brazil, and by blood and fire won his reputation as the fearless and feared king of the pirates.
Under The Black Flag
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Author : Don C. Seitz
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-07-12
Under The Black Flag written by Don C. Seitz and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-12 with Transportation categories.
Vivid stories trace careers of such notorious brigands as Captain Kidd and Edward (Blackbeard) Teach, along with those of many lesser-known pirates. Riveting accounts will be treasured by historians and maritime enthusiasts alike.
Life Among The Pirates
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Author : David Cordingly
language : en
Publisher: Little Brown
Release Date : 2000
Life Among The Pirates written by David Cordingly and has been published by Little Brown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Pirates categories.
What were pirates really like? How much, if any, of the piratical stereotype - of a dashingly handsome man with an eye-patch, peg-leg and a parrot on his shoulder - is based on the documented fact. In this revealing and highly original study David Cordingly sets out to discover the truth behind the piracy myth, exploring its enduring and extraordinary appeal, and answering such questions as: why did men become pirates? Were there any women pirates? How much money did they make from plundering and looting? And were pirates really dashing highwaymen of the Seven Seas or just vicious cut-throats and robbers? From Long John Silver to Henry Morgan, Robert Louis Stevenson to J.M. Barrie, LIFE AMONG THE PIRATES examines all the heavyweights of history and literature and presents the essential survey of this fascinating phenomenon.
Outlaws Of The Atlantic
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Author : Marcus Rediker
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press
Release Date : 2015-04-07
Outlaws Of The Atlantic written by Marcus Rediker and has been published by Beacon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-07 with History categories.
This maritime history "from below" exposes the history-making power of common sailors, slaves, pirates, and other outlaws at sea in the era of the tall ship. In Outlaws of the Atlantic, award-winning historian Marcus Rediker turns maritime history upside down. He explores the dramatic world of maritime adventure, not from the perspective of admirals, merchants, and nation-states but from the viewpoint of commoners—sailors, slaves, indentured servants, pirates, and other outlaws from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century. Bringing together their seafaring experiences for the first time, Outlaws of the Atlantic is an unexpected and compelling peoples’ history of the “age of sail.” With his signature bottom-up approach and insight, Rediker reveals how the “motley”—that is, multiethnic—crews were a driving force behind the American Revolution; that pirates, enslaved Africans, and other outlaws worked together to subvert capitalism; and that, in the era of the tall ship, outlaws challenged authority from below deck. By bringing these marginal seafaring characters into the limelight, Rediker shows how maritime actors have shaped history that many have long regarded as national and landed. And by casting these rebels by sea as cosmopolitan workers of the world, he reminds us that to understand the rise of capitalism, globalization, and the formation of race and class, we must look to the sea.
Black Flags Blue Waters The Epic History Of America S Most Notorious Pirates
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Author : Eric Jay Dolin
language : en
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
Release Date : 2018-09-18
Black Flags Blue Waters The Epic History Of America S Most Notorious Pirates written by Eric Jay Dolin and has been published by Liveright Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-18 with History categories.
With surprising tales of vicious mutineers, imperial riches, and high-seas intrigue, Black Flags, Blue Waters is “rumbustious enough for the adventure-hungry” (Peter Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle). Set against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, Black Flags, Blue Waters reveals the surprising history of American piracy’s “Golden Age” - spanning the late 1600s through the early 1700s - when lawless pirates plied the coastal waters of North America and beyond. “Deftly blending scholarship and drama” (Richard Zacks), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin illustrates how American colonists at first supported these outrageous pirates in an early display of solidarity against the Crown, and then violently opposed them. Through engrossing episodes of roguish glamour and extreme brutality, Dolin depicts the star pirates of this period, among them the towering Blackbeard, the ill-fated Captain Kidd, and sadistic Edward Low, who delighted in torturing his prey. Upending popular misconceptions and cartoonish stereotypes, Black Flags, Blue Waters is a “tour de force history” (Michael Pierce, Midwestern Rewind) of the seafaring outlaws whose raids reflect the precarious nature of American colonial life.
Villains Of All Nations
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Author : Marcus Rediker
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press
Release Date : 2011-04-05
Villains Of All Nations written by Marcus Rediker and has been published by Beacon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-05 with History categories.
Villains of All Nations explores the 'Golden Age' of Atlantic piracy (1716-1726) and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates. Rediker introduces us to the dreaded black flag, the Jolly Roger; swashbuckling figures such as Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard; and the unnamed, unlimbed pirate who was likely Robert Louis Stevenson's model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island. This history shows from the bottom up how sailors emerged from deadly working conditions on merchant and naval ships, turned pirate, and created a starkly different reality aboard their own ships, electing their officers, dividing their booty equitably, and maintaining a multinational social order. The real lives of this motley crew-which included cross-dressing women, people of color, and the'outcasts of all nations'-are far more compelling than contemporary myth.
