The golden age of piracy : the rise, fall, and enduring popularity of pirates /

The golden age of piracy : the rise, fall, and enduring popularity of pirates /

"Twelve scholars of piracy show why pirates thrived in the New World seas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century empires, how pirates operated their plundering ventures, how governments battled piracy, and when and why piracy declined. The essays presented take the study of piracy, which can ea...

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Other Authors: Head, David (Historian) (Editor, Contributor), Burgess, Douglas R., Jr (Contributor), Chet, Guy, 1968- (Contributor), Coakley, John A. (Contributor), Eastman, Carolyn (Contributor), Jortner, Adam Joseph (Contributor), Leeson, Peter T., 1979- (Contributor), Lincoln, Margarette (Contributor), Lunsford, Virginia West (Contributor), McDonald, Kevin P., 1972- (Contributor), Pestana, Carla Gardina (Contributor), Raffety, Matthew Taylor, 1972- (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, [2018]
Subjects:
1600-1799
Pirates > History > 17th century.
Pirates > History > 18th century.
Piracy > Atlantic Ocean Region > History.
Piracy > Caribbean Area > History.
Atlantic Ocean Region > History > 17th century.
Atlantic Ocean Region > History > 18th century.
Caribbean Area > History > 17th century.
Caribbean Area > History > 18th century.
History
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