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On the Account in the Golden Age - Piracy and the Americas, 1670-1726 (Paperback)
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On the Account in the Golden Age - Piracy and the Americas, 1670-1726 (Paperback)
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Piracy along American coastlines and in the Caribbean in the late
1600s and early 1700s is often seen today through a colourful set
of modern media archetypes. The reality, however, was usually more
ugly and frequently lethal. In this book, author Joseph Gibbs goes
back to original memoirs, monographs, newspaper articles, and trial
records to present a stark picture of piracy in the era of
Blackbeard, Bartholomew Roberts, and Ann Bonny and Mary Read. A
"prequel" to Gibbs' well received On the Account: Piracy and the
Americas, 17661835, this book similarly presents primary sources
chosen for authenticity. The contents are introduced, annotated,
and carefully edited for modern readers. They offer a glimpse of
piracy far removed from, and often more engaging than, the
romanticised version provided by later writers and filmmakers. They
describe, for example, the ordeal-filled marches of the Caribbean
boucaniers, who were tough enough to eat leather while sacking the
cities of the Spanish empire. They also shed light on the pirates'
tactics at sea and on land; their practice of "forcing" captives to
join them; their often-sadistic cruelty; and their ships'
"articles" and the primitive democratic standards they upheld.
Enhanced with classic maps and illustrations, The Golden Age offers
an unvarnished look at those who sailed and often died under the
dreaded black and red flags of the era. Readers will see pirates as
they actually were -- in pursuit of prey, in battle, and sometimes
on the way to the gallows.
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