Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, was one of the most
notorious pirates ever to plague the Atlantic coast. He was also
one of the most colorful pirates of all time, becoming the model
for countless blood-and-thunder tales of sea rovers. His daring
exploits, personal courage, terrifying appearance, and fourteen
wives made him a legend in his own lifetime. The legends and myths
about Blackbeard have become wilder rather than tamer in the 250
years since his gory but valiant death at Ocracoke Inlet. It is
difficult for historians, and all but impossible for the general
reader, to separate fact from fiction. Author Robert E. Lee has
studied virtually every scrap of information available about the
pirate and his contemporaries in an attempt to find the real
Blackbeard. The result is a fascinating and authoritative study
that reads like an exciting swashbuckler. Lee goes beyond the myths
and the image Teach so carefully cultivated to reveal a new
Blackbeard—infinitely more interesting as a man than as a legend.
In the process, he has captured the spirit and character of a
vanished age, "the golden age of piracy." Robert E. Lee was a
former law professor who traced his own ancestry to a possible link
with Blackbeard. A native of Kinston, North Carolina, he earned
degrees from Wake Forest, Columbia, and Duke universities. The
author of sixteen law books, Lee wrote the newspaper column "This
is the Law".
General
| Imprint: |
John F. Blair Publisher
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2023 |
| First published: |
1990 |
| Authors: |
Robert E. Lee
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| Dimensions: |
228 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
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| Pages: |
264 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-89587-032-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-89587-032-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780895870322 |
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