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

• 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

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

• 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

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

• 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