Piracy: The Complete History (General Military)
by Angus Konstam
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Piracy has been around since man took to the sea. In this book, pirate expert Angus Konstam sails through the brutal history of piracy, from the pirates who plagued the Ancient Egyptians to the Vikings raids and on to the era of privateers. He then discusses the so-called 'Golden Age of Piracy' and colourful 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. By show more separating the realities of piracy from the Hollywood-inspired fiction, and by tracing the development of piracy through the centuries, this book gives a realistic vision of what piracy actually involves. 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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- Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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- 364.16109 — Society, government, & culture Social problems and social services Crime Criminal offenses Crimes of property
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- G535 .K618 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Geography (General) Adventures, shipwrecks, buried treasure, etc.
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