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PublisherGlobe Pequot Press, T.H.E.

ISBN-100762773952

ISBN-139780762773954

eBay Product ID (ePID)109170420

Product Key Features

Book TitlePirates : the Complete History from 1300 BC to the Present Day

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicMilitary / Naval, Maritime History & Piracy

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorAngus Konstam

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight19.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"This engaging, comprehensive account of one of the world's oldest professions should fascinate pirate-lubbers." --Publishers Weekly starred review "Well-crafted, carefully indexed, and smartly produced. . . . A confident introduction to a vast subject from an expert author." --Naval History magazine "Without question, the strength of this book is its examination of a striking amount of global pirate history. . . . For those looking to study world pirates over the longue duree, this book is a worthwhile purchase. --Northern Mariner "A thorough survey . . . The depth of coverage and research exceeds most competing books."--Bookwatch, This engaging, comprehensive account of one of the world's oldest professions should fascinate pirate-lubbers." — Publishers Weekly starred review Well-crafted, carefully indexed, and smartly produced. . . . A confident introduction to a vast subject from an expert author." — Naval History magazine Without question, the strength of this book is its examination of a striking amount of global pirate history. . . . For those looking to study world pirates over the longue duree, this book is a worthwhile purchase. — Northern Mariner A thorough survey . . . The depth of coverage and research exceeds most competing books." — Bookwatch

SynopsisAngus Konstam setssail through the brutal history of piracy, separating myth from legend and fact from fiction. Pirates takes us into the depths of the pirate's dark world, examining the many colorful characters from Cretans and Vikings to French corsairs and the British rogues of the golden age of piracy, such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd and even two women pirates, Mary Read and Ann Bonny, who became pregnant to avoid execution. A blood-soaked, riveting account, itprovides a complete history of the fearsome threat on the high seas from the marauders in the pages of antiquity to the Somali pirates in the headlines of today., A rollicking, in-depth look at the bloody world of pirates. Konstam sails through the brutal history of piracy, separating myth from legend and fact from fiction. Pirates takes you into the depths of the pirate's dark world, examining the many colorful characters of the golden age of piracy. ., Angus Konstam sets sail through the brutal history of piracy, separating myth from legend and fact from fiction. Pirates takes us into the depths of the pirate's dark world, examining the many colorful characters from Cretans and Vikings to French corsairs and the British rogues of the golden age of piracy, such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd and even two women pirates, Mary Read and Ann Bonny, who became pregnant to avoid execution. A blood-soaked, riveting account, it provides a complete history of the fearsome threat on the high seas from the marauders in the pages of antiquity to the Somali pirates in the headlines of today.