Republic of Pirates Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down

Name: Republic of Pirates Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
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ISBN: 9780151013029

ISBN-10: 0151013020

ISBN-13: 9780151013029

Edition: 2007

Authors: Colin Woodard

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In the early eighteenth century a number of the great pirate captains, including Edward "Blackbeard" Teach and "Black Sam" Bellamy, joined forces. This infamous "Flying Gang" was more than simply a thieving band of brothers. Many of its members had come to piracy as a revolt against conditions in the merchant fleet and in the cities and plantations in the Old and New Worlds. Inspired by notions of self-government, they established a crude but distinctive form of democracy in the Bahamas, carving out their own zone of freedom in which indentured servants were released and leaders chosen or deposed by a vote. They were ultimately overcome by their archnemesis, Captain Woodes Rogers—a merchant…

Book details

List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 5/7/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.584



Prologue


The Golden Age of Piracy



The Legend (1696)



Going to Sea (1697–1702)



War (1702–1712)



Peace (1713–1715)



Pirates Gather (January–June 1716)



Brethren of the Coast (June 1716–March 1717)



Bellamy (March–May 1717)



Blackbeard (May–December 1717)



Begging Pardon (December 1717–July 1718)



Brinksmanship (July–September 1718)



Hunted (September 1718–March 1720)


Epilogue


Piracy’s End (1720–1732)


Acknowledgments


Endnotes


Index