Pirates: The Complete History from 1300 BC to the Present Day

by Angus Konstam

2021-02-03 20:57:59

Angus Konstam setssail through the brutal history of piracy, separating myth from legend and fact from fiction. "Pirates "takes us into the depths of the pirate's dark world, examining the many colorful characters from Cretans and Vikings to French c... Read more
Angus Konstam setssail through the brutal history of piracy, separating myth from legend and fact from fiction. "Pirates "takes us into the depths of the pirate's dark world, examining the many colorful characters from Cretans and Vikings to French corsairs and the British rogues of the golden age of piracy, such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd and even two women pirates, Mary Read and Ann Bonny, who became pregnant to avoid execution. A blood-soaked, riveting account, it""provides a complete history of the fearsome threat on the high seas from the marauders in the pages of antiquity to the Somali pirates in the headlines of today. Less

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ISBN9780762773954
Angus Konstam, an expert on the history of piracy, is the author of over 50 books. A former naval officer, underwater archaeologist, and museum curator, he advised the archaeologists who excavated Bla...

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