Raiders and Rebels A History of the Golden Age of Piracy

Name: Raiders and Rebels A History of the Golden Age of Piracy
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ISBN: 9780061572845

ISBN-10: 0061572845

ISBN-13: 9780061572845

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Authors: Frank Sherry

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I he most authoritative history of piracy, Frank Sherry's rich and colorful account reveals the rise and fall of the real "raiders and rebels" who terrorized the seas. From 1692 to 1725 pirates sailed the oceans of the world, plundering ships laden with the riches of India, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. Often portrayed as larger-than-life characters, these outlaw figures and their bloodthirsty exploits have long been immortalized in fiction and film. But beneath the legends is the true story of these brigands-often common men and women escaping the social and economic restrictions of 18th-century Europe and America. Their activities threatened the beginnings of world trade and…

Book details

List price: $15.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 7/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Author's Note


Illustrations


Our Lady of the Cape



The Opening Gun: The Cruise of the Amity



A Brilliant Time, a Brutal Time



A Seaman's Lot



The Very Model of a Pirate Villain



The Outlaw Nation



The Rage of Rich Men Balked



On the Account: A Pirate's Life



The Trusty and Well-beloved Captain



A Voyage to Wapping



Counterstroke and Intermission: The War Moves West



Republic of Rogues



Nemesis of Pirates: Woodes Rogers



Blackbeard Himself



Rogers at Bay



The End on New Providence



King of Madagascar



Where White Men Die



The Black Captain



Demon's Destiny



Saga's End


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Index