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The pirates' pact : the secret alliances between history's most notorious buccaneers and colonial America

text The pirates' pact : the secret alliances between history's most notorious buccaneers and colonial America

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"From previously undiscovered archives in England, the Carolinas, Rhode Island, Jamaica, and elsewhere, Douglas Burgess has synthesized a fascinating retelling of the "Golden Age of Piracy", from 1660 to 1725. Pirates needed patrons, the fragile A... Read more
Contents
Enemies of the human race -- Erring captains : state-sponsored piracy and its aftermath -- "His majesty's pleasure" : Henry Morgan and Jamaica -- Oddsfish! -- The pirate cabal -- King Baldridge and the Red Sea pirates -- Amity, liberty, and Thomas... Read more
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301 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher
McGraw-Hill 2008

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 910.45 BUR in Adult Non-fiction Available

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