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Author: Hugh F. Rankin
Publisher: North Carolina Division of Archives & History
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 88
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides general information about pirates and discusses the activities of notorious seafaring outlaws, such as Stede Bonnet and Blackbeard, in and around North Carolina during colonial times.
Author: Shirley Carter Hughson
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Published: 1894
Total Pages: 138
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mark G. Hanna
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2015-10-22
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 1469617951
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnalyzing the rise and subsequent fall of international piracy from the perspective of colonial hinterlands, Mark G. Hanna explores the often overt support of sea marauders in maritime communities from the inception of England's burgeoning empire in the 1570s to its administrative consolidation by the 1740s. Although traditionally depicted as swashbuckling adventurers on the high seas, pirates played a crucial role on land. Far from a hindrance to trade, their enterprises contributed to commercial development and to the economic infrastructure of port towns. English piracy and unregulated privateering flourished in the Pacific, the Caribbean, and the Indian Ocean because of merchant elites' active support in the North American colonies. Sea marauders represented a real as well as a symbolic challenge to legal and commercial policies formulated by distant and ineffectual administrative bodies that undermined the financial prosperity and defense of the colonies. Departing from previous understandings of deep-sea marauding, this study reveals the full scope of pirates' activities in relation to the landed communities that they serviced and their impact on patterns of development that formed early America and the British Empire.
Author: Terrance Zepke
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1561643440
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThirteen of the most intriguing buccaneers in the history of piracy, all connected somehow to the Carolinas. New edition has an all-new chapter on Blackbeard, as well as updated information on some of the other pirates, and new sections such as: The Truth About Piracy, How To Talk Like a Pirate, a list of pirate movies, a pirate quiz, and more.
Author: Angus Konstam
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-06-20
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1780961979
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 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. He blockaded this major port for a week, an act that made Blackbeard the most notorious pirate of his day.
Author: Shirley Carter Hughson
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Published: 1973-01-01
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780384248656
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Roberta Wiener
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9781410903099
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines the early colonization of North Carolina, discussing the struggles the colonists went through, their government, and daily lives.
Author: Hugh F. Rankin
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2015-06-05
Total Pages: 445
ISBN-13: 1469621576
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this classic account of the Revolutionary War experiences of the North Carolina Continentals, Hugh F. Rankin traces the events leading to war in North Carolina and follows all the campaigns and battles in which the North Carolina Continentals took part--Brandywine, Germantown, Charleston, Savannah, Camden, Eutaw Springs, and others. He also provides descriptions of almost all of the significant personalities in the Continental Army. Originally published in 1971, this new edition contains a foreword by Lawrence Babits, introducing the book to a new generation of scholars and general readers interested in the Revolutionary War.
Author: Lloyd Haynes Williams
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Published: 1937
Total Pages: 174
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lindley S. Butler
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2015-12-01
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 1469625989
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNorth 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.
