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Product Identifiers
PublisherVerso Books
ISBN-101844670082
ISBN-139781844670086
eBay Product ID (ePID)126047032
Product Key Features
Book TitleVillains of All Nations : Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicMilitary / Naval, General, Maritime History & Piracy, Caribbean & West Indies / General
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorMarcus Rediker
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight1.6 Oz
Item Length0.1 in
Item Width0.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal910.45
SynopsisThis vivid social history of Atlantic piracy focuses on its colourful Golden Age, from 1716 to 1726, the age of the dreaded black flag, the Jolly Roger, as well as swashbuckling figures such as Edward Teach, better known, of course, as Blackbeard. These outcasts of all nations imagined - and succeeded in forging - a better world than they had found on the merchant and naval ships on which they had previously worked: they democratically elected their officers; they divided their booty in egalitarian ways, and they fought against the common vicious abuse of sailors. The historical truth about what pirates actually did proves more compelling than the romantic fiction that has grown up around them.
LC Classification NumberF106.R42
