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Pirates' Code: Laws and Life Aboard Ship - Softcover

Honig, Elizabeth Alice

 
9781789149456: Pirates' Code: Laws and Life Aboard Ship
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1789149452 ISBN 13: 9781789149456
Verlag: Reaktion Books Ltd, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

Fall captive to the code--the real-life buccaneer bylaws that shaped every aspect of a pirate's life.

Pirates have long captured our imaginations with images of cutlass-wielding swashbucklers, eye patches, and buried treasure. But what was life really like on a pirate ship? Piracy was a risky, sometimes deadly occupation, and strict orders were essential for everyone's survival. These "Laws" were sets of rules that determined everything from how much each pirate earned from their plunder to compensation for injuries, punishments, and even the entertainment allowed on ships. These rules became known as the "Pirates' Code," which all pirates had to publicly swear by. Using primary sources like eyewitness accounts, trial proceedings, and maritime logs, this book explains how each one of the pirate codes was the key to pirates' success in battle, on sea, and on land.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Rebecca Simon is Professor of History at Santa Monica College. Her books include Why We Love Pirates: The Hunt for Captain Kidd and How He Changed Piracy Forever (2020) and Pirate Queens: The Lives of Anne Bonny and Mary Read (2022).

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Verlag
Reaktion Books Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1789149452
ISBN 13 
9781789149456
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
304
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