Pirates and Privateers
Pirates and Privateers

Author: Charlotte Montague

Publisher: Chartwell Books

Published: 2017-02-08

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0785835024

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Action-packed stories of pirates, treachery, and buried treasure have excited and fascinated readers ever since Treasure Island became an instant bestseller in 1883. But are these tales partly fact or totally fiction? What do we know about the real pirates of yesteryear? Who were they, and where did they come from? And what is the reality behind the myth? Pirates and Privateers delves into the real lives of the men and women whose brutal journeys of adventure have become legendary. It explores the true story behind those tempestuous times, and reveals the ruthless violence of notorious seadogs such as Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Henry Morgan, and the Barbarossa Brothers, plundering their way across the seven seas in search of riches and infamy.

Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century
Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century

Author: Mike Rendell

Publisher: Casemate Publishers

Published: 2018-11-30

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1526731665

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Pirates and Privateers tells the fascinating story of the buccaneers who were the scourge of merchants in the 18th Century. It examines their lifestyle, looking at how the sinking of the Spanish treasure fleet in a storm off the coast of Florida led to a pirates gold rush; how the Kings Pardon was a desperate gamble which paid off and considers the role of individual island governors, such as Woodes Rogers in the Bahamas, in bringing piracy under control.The book also looks at how piracy has been a popular topic in print, plays, songs and now films, making thieves and murderers into swash-buckling heroes. It also considers the whole question of buried treasure and gives a lively account of many of the pirates who dominated the so-called Golden Age of Piracy.

Pirates, Privateers, and Rebel Raiders of the Carolina Coast
Pirates, Privateers, and Rebel Raiders of the Carolina Coast

Author: Lindley S. Butler

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2015-12-01

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 1469625989

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North Carolina possesses one of the longest, most treacherous coastlines in the United States, and the waters off its shores have been the scene of some of the most dramatic episodes of piracy and sea warfare in the nation's history. Now, Lindley Butler brings this fascinating aspect of the state's maritime heritage vividly to life. He offers engaging biographical portraits of some of the most famous pirates, privateers, and naval raiders to ply the Carolina waters. Covering 150 years, from the golden age of piracy in the 1700s to the extraordinary transformation of naval warfare ushered in by the Civil War, Butler sketches the lives of eight intriguing characters: the pirate Blackbeard and his contemporary Stede Bonnet; privateer Otway Burns and naval raider Johnston Blakeley; and Confederate raiders James Cooke, John Maffitt, John Taylor Wood, and James Waddell. Penetrating the myths that have surrounded these legendary figures, he uncovers the compelling true stories of their lives and adventures.

Pirates and Privateers of the Americas
Pirates and Privateers of the Americas

Author: David Marley

Publisher: ABC-CLIO

Published: 1994-06-30

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13:

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This book profiles the lives and times of the most colorful characters from the buccaneer days of the mid-seventeenth to early eighteenth centuries.

Privateers & Pirates 1730–1830
Privateers & Pirates 1730–1830

Author: Angus Konstam

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Published: 2001-05-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781841760162

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Following the pirate scourge of the early 18th century, many sea captains took to privateering as a means of making money. A form of nationally sponsored piracy, it reached its peak during the American Revolution (1763-1776), when the fledgling American navy had to rely on privateers to disrupt British shipping between England and the rebellious colonies. Following peace in 1815, many former privateers turned to piracy, spawning the last great piratical wave, which would last for a decade. The world of these privateers and latter-day pirates comes vividly to life in this detailed exploration of their ships, crews, ports and battle tactics.

Pirates and Privateers of the Caribbean
Pirates and Privateers of the Caribbean

Author: Jenifer Marx

Publisher: Malabar, Fla. : R.E. Krieger Publishing Company

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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Includes Captain Kidd, Sir Henry Morgan, Sir Francis Drake, Captain Teach, commonly called Blackbeard, and Captain Bartholomew Roberts.

See Inside Pirate Ships
See Inside Pirate Ships

Author: Rob Lloyd Jones

Publisher: Usborne Books

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780746070048

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Lift the flaps in this exciting book to discover what happens aboard a lively pirate ship.

Pirates: Most Wanted
Pirates: Most Wanted

Author: John Matthews

Publisher: Atheneum

Published: 2007-04-03

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13:

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Presents information on the most ruthless pirates, including Henry Morgan, William Kidd, and Blackbeard, in a book with objects attached throughout.

Port Side Pirates
Port Side Pirates

Author: Oscar Seaworthy

Publisher: Barefoot Books

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781846860621

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Join the pirates as they go to sea.

Pirate Latitudes
Pirate Latitudes

Author: Michael Crichton

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-11-24

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 0061938742

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“Crichton’s ultimate adventure.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Pirates Latitudes has the loot: Gore, sex, action….A lusty, rollicking 17th century adventure.” —USA Today “Riveting….Great entertainment….The pages and minutes fly by.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer #1 New York Times bestselling author, the incomparable Michael Crichton (“One of the great storytellers of our age” —Newsday) takes to the high Caribbean seas for an irresistible adventure of swashbuckling pirates, lost treasure, sword fights, duplicity, and hair-breadth escapes in the New World.