The piratesDiscusses and documents the infamous activities of pirates around the world from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century |
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User Review - keylawk - LibraryThingGreat example of the series. Rogues who made war on the world, plundering others. Accounts of the "golden age of piracy" -- 30 years at the close of the 17th century--to the early 1930's. Clearly ... Read full review
Contents
predators prey and protectors | 32 |
Essay Dazzling treasures of the Peacock Throne | 92 |
Essay A brawling lair for a lawless breed | 128 |
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Admiralty Adventure Galley American anchor ashore Atlantic Bahamas Baldridge Bartholomew Roberts Bauden's Bellomont Blackbeard booty brigands British cabin cannon Cape Captain Kidd captured cargo Caribbean Century coast colonies command crewmen cruise cutlass Daniel Defoe death deck Defoe diamonds Dutch East India Company East Indiaman Eastern Seas England English Every's fire fleet forced French passes gold Golden Age Governor guns hanged harbor Indiaman Indian Ocean island Kidd's killed King later London loot Lord Macrae Madagascar Mary's master Maynard merchantmen Mogul Moorish Nassau Naval North pardon piracy pirate captain pirate crew Pirate Round pirate ship pirate vessel pistol plunder port Portuguese prey prison privateer prize quartermaster Quedah Merchant Rackam Red Sea Royal African Company Royal Fortune Royal Navy sail sailor seamen sent share ship's shot silver slaves sloop Snelgrave Spanish Thomas Tew took trade treasure trial turned voyage West Indies William Woodes Rogers
Bibliographic information
| Title | The pirates Volume 1 of The Seafarers Time-Life Encyclopedia of Gardening |
| Authors | Douglas Botting, Time-Life Books |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Time-Life Books, 1978 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Nov 5, 2007 |
| Length | 192 pages |
| Subjects | › History / General Science / General Sports & Recreation / Sailing |
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