The History of Pirates traces piracy from the seas of antiquity to the New World and beyond. Piracy flourished in the early eighteenth century, even Julius Caesar was captured by pirates-and it still exists today; boats sailing through the South China Sea are regulary attacked by modern-day buccaneers. Detailed maps bear vivd testimony to the far-ranging exploits of these capricious, sometimes charismatic, and frequently bloodthirsty deadogs and highwaymen of the oceans.
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ISBN:9781558219694
ISBN:1558219692
Physical Description:192 pages : illustrations, maps ; 31 cm print
Piracy in the ancient world -- Medieval pirates -- The Barbary pirates -- The Spanish Main and the sea rovers -- The Buccaneers -- The Golden Age of piracy -- Piracy in the Indian Ocean -- The Privateering Era -- The last pirates -- Piracy in the Far East -- Modern day pirates.
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