Raiders and Rebels: A History of the Golden Age of Piracy - Softcover

Sherry, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061572845 ISBN 13: 9780061572845

Verlag: Harper Perennial, 2008

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Book by Sherry Frank

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A dramatic tale. . . . Sherry bring the pirates vividly to life with his rousing telling of their daring cruises and outrageous feats. . . . Heartily recomemended. --Oceans magazine"

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I he most authoritative history of piracy, Frank Sherry's rich and colorful account reveals the rise and fall of the real "raiders and rebels" who terrorized the seas. From 1692 to 1725 pirates sailed the oceans of the world, plundering ships laden with the riches of India, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. Often portrayed as larger-than-life characters, these outlaw figures and their bloodthirsty exploits have long been immortalized in fiction and film. But beneath the legends is the true story of these brigands--often common men and women escaping the social and economic restrictions of 18th-century Europe and America. Their activities threatened the beginnings of world trade and jeopardized the security of empires. And together, the author argues, they fashioned a surprisingly democratic society powerful enough to defy the world.

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• Verlag: Harper Perennial
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061572845
• ISBN 13: 9780061572845
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400