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The republic of pirates : being the true and surprising story of the Caribbean pirates and the man who brought them down
Published 2008 by Harcourt, Inc., Orlando, Fla.
ISBN 9780156034623
Bib Id 1763351
Copyright 2007
Edition 1st Harvest ed.
Description 383 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
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9780156034623 paperback $16.95
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910.45 W
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The republic of pirates : being the true and surprising story of the Caribbean pirates and the man who brought them down
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Being the true and surprising story of the Caribbean pirates and the man who brought them down
Edition
1st Harvest ed.
Copyright Date
2007
Description
383 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Note
"A Harvest book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-370) and index.
Contents
Prologue : the golden age of piracy -- The legend (1696) -- Going to sea (1697-1702) -- War (1702-1712) -- Peace (1713-1715) -- Pirates gather (January-June 1716) -- Brethren of the coast (June 1716-March 1717) -- Bellamy (March-May 1717) -- Blackbeard (May-December 1717) -- Begging pardon (December 1717-July 1718) -- Brinksmanship (July-September 1718) -- Hunted (September-March 1720) -- Epilogue : piracy's end (1720-1732).
Summary
Draws on historical research to recount the exploits of the infamous "Flying Gang", a group of pirates who, in the early eighteenth century, banded together to establish a crude but distinctive democracy in the Bahamas in which servants were free, blacks were equal, and leaders were chosen by a vote.
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