Pirate Hunter: The Life of Captain Woodes Rogers (Paperback)

On 2 August 1708 Captain Woodes Rogers set sail from Bristol with two ships, the Duke and Dutchess, on an epic voyage of circumnavigation that was to make himfamous. His mission was to attack, plunder and pillage Spanish ships wherever he could. And, as Graham Thomas shows in this tense and exciting narrative, after a series of pursuits and sea battles he returned laden with booty and with a reputation as one of the most audacious and shrewd fighting captains of the age. He was then appointed governor of the Bahamas by George I with the task of suppressing the pirates who roamed this corner of the Caribbean and preyed on its shipping. He was equally successful as a privateer and pirate-hunter in an age when brutality and ruthlessness were the law of the sea. This study of Woodes Rogers is the first modern biography of an extraordinary adventurer. It is fascinating reading.

General

Imprint:	Pen & Sword Maritime
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2019
Authors:	Graham A Thomas
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-5267-6077-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > Political geography Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	1-5267-6077-0
Barcode:	9781526760777

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