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This book gives an accurate picture of the pirates who sailed in the waters of the Caribbean and off the American coastline during the 'golden age' of piracy between 1660 and 1730. It traces the origins of piratical activity in the 16th century and examines the Boucaneer (Buccaneer) culture in Jamaica and Hispaniola. It details what drove individuals to a life of piracy, how they dressed, their weaponry, the ships they used and the codes by which they operated. Whether viewed as villains or show more victims the Pirates were a major threat to shipping and commerce in the western Atlantic for more tha show lessTags
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Originally from the Orkney Islands, Angus Konstam was the curator of arms and armor at the Tower of London and is currently the chief curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, FL, setting up major exhibitions throughout the eastern seaboard of North America. He is the author of Historical Atlas of Exploration for Facts On show more File/Checkmark Books and lives in Key West. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Pirates 1660-1730
- Original title
- Pirates 1660-1730
- Original publication date
- 1998
- People/Characters
- William Kidd; Edward Teach aka Blackbeard; Charles Vane; John “Calico Jack” Rackham; Stede Bonnet; Mary Read (show all 8); Anne Bonny; Bartholomew Roberts
- Important places
- Execution Dock, London, England, UK; New Providence, Bahamas; North Carolina, USA
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- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 2
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
- 2
