Pirates' Pact

AvDouglas Burgess

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

The Secret Alliances Between History's Most Notorious Buccaneers and Colonial America

Was classical piracy an earlier version of state-sponsored terrorism?

Here's the story of how almost every well-known buccaneer of the “Golden Age of Piracy” enjoyed active sponsorship from England's governors in the American colonies- setting a pattern of official disobedience to the Crown that would ultimately contribute to the American push for independence. Relying on rare primary sources discovered in government archives in England, the Carolinas, Rhode Island, Jamaica, and elsewhere, Burgess combines true tales of derring-do with groundbreaking research in this fascinating history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-10-16
Mått:160 x 236 x 55 mm
Vikt:1 521 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN:9780071474764

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Mer om författaren

Douglas Burgess holds a J.D. with a Concentration in International Public Law from Cornell University and a Master's degree in International Law with a concentration in contemporary high-seas piracy. An award-winning writer of short historical fiction and nonfiction, he has been a member of the Steamship Historical Society of America since 1979 and researched this book for eight years. HOMETOWN: Providence, RI

Innehållsförteckning

Piracy in contextLife in the British Atlantic coloniesThe rise of Caribbean piracyThe pirate princes of JamaicaThe curious case of Henry AveryLord Hamilton's downfallThe pirate haven of Rhode IslandThe despair of Lord BellomontThe "Golden Age" of Atlantic piracyLord Bellomont and Capt. KiddGovernor Eden and the pirates of the CarolinasBlackbeard: Pirate par excellenceWoodes Rogers and the end of the pirate brokers