Edward Teach Blackbeard-is one of the legends of the so-called
golden age of piracy. There have been so many accounts of his
short, bloody career that it is hard to see him and his times in a
clear historical light. This new study looks for the man behind the
legend, and it gives a vivid insight into the nature of piracy and
the naval operations that were launched against it. The narrative
focuses on the roles played by the Governor of Virginia Alexander
Spotswood who masterminded the pursuit of Blackbeard, and
Lieutenant Robert Maynard of HMS Pearl who led the pursuit and
finally cornered Teach and his crew and, after a vicious fight, saw
him killed. In vivid detail it reveals how the hunt for Blackbeard
was orchestrated, how he was tracked down, and the parts played in
the drama by the larger-than-life leading characters in this
extraordinary story. This freshly researched study of the pursuit
of the notorious pirate and his crew - and of the final fight in
which Blackbeard lost his life - makes compelling reading.
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