The Pirate World

A History of the Most Notorious Sea Robbers

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The Pirate World

A History of the Most Notorious Sea Robbers

Description

Often romanticized in print and on the silver screen, real-life pirates were a brutal menace that plagued the high seas. In this book, Angus Konstam separates myth from reality, tracing the history of piracy through the centuries, from the pirates who plagued the Ancient Egyptians to the Viking raids and on to the era of privateers. He discusses the so-called "Golden Age of Piracy" and colorful characters such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, before examining the West's initial encounters with Eastern pirates off the Chinese coast and the phenomenon of the modern pirate. Highly illustrated with color images and specially commissioned maps throughout, this is a unique exploration of the pirate world.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1: Pirates of the Ancient World; Chapter 2: Medieval Pirates; Chapter 3: The Sea Dogs of the Renaissance; Chapter 4: Mediterranean Corsairs; Chapter 5: The Buccaneers; Chapter 6: The Golden Age of Piracy; Chapter 7: The Pirate Round; Chapter 8: The Last of the Pirates; Chapter 9: The Chinese Pirates;
Chapter 10: Modern Piracy; Chapter 11: Pirates in Fiction; Conclusion: The Real Pirates of the Caribbean

Product details

Published Feb 19 2019
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 336
ISBN 9781472830975
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Dimensions 10 x 7 inches
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

Angus Konstam

Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical…

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