Blackbeard’s Last Fight

Pirate Hunting in North Carolina 1718

AvAngus Konstam

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Del 37 i serien Raid

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Beskrivning

In April 1713 the War of the Spanish Succession came to an end.During the conflict hundreds of privateers – licenced pirates – preyed on enemy shipping throughout the Caribbean. These privateers now found themselves out of a job, and many turned to piracy. One of theme was Edward Teach – more popularly known as “Blackbeard”. He joined the pirates in New Providence (now Nassau) in the Bahamas, and by early 1717 he had become a pirate captain. From then on he caused havoc off the North American seaboard, in the West Indies and off Honduras, before appearing off Charleston, South Carolina in May 1718.This step-by-step account explores Blackbeard's week-long blockade of this major port, an act that made him the most notorious pirate of his day.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-06-20
Mått:180 x 246 x 8 mm
Vikt:300 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Raid
Antal sidor:80
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustratör:Stacey, Mark, Shumate, Johnny, Gilliland, Alan, Stacey, Mark (Illustrator), Shumate, Johnny (Illustrator), Gilliland, Alan (B.E.V. illustrator)
ISBN:9781780961958

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Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, who has worked in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney.Mark Stacey has been a freelance illustrator since 1987. He has a lifelong interest and specialism in all periods of military history.Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor.Alan Gilliland, a contributor to more than 70 Osprey titles, writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (www.ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com).