The Pirates' Pact: The Secret Alliances Between History's Most Notorious Buccaneers and Colonial America - Rilegato

Burgess, Douglas R.

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ISBN 10: 0071474765 ISBN 13: 9780071474764

Casa editrice: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2008

Riassunto

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.

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L'autore:

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

Contenuti:

Piracy in context
Life in the British Atlantic colonies
The rise of Caribbean piracy
The pirate princes of Jamaica
The curious case of Henry Avery
Lord Hamilton's downfall
The pirate haven of Rhode Island
The despair of Lord Bellomont
The "Golden Age" of Atlantic piracy
Lord Bellomont and Capt. Kidd
Governor Eden and the pirates of the Carolinas
Blackbeard: Pirate par excellence
Woodes Rogers and the end of the pirate brokers

Su questa edizione

• Editore: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0071474765
• ISBN 13: 9780071474764
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 320