This collection piques the imagination with historical evidence
about the actual exploits of pirates as revealed in the
archaeological record. The recent discovery of the wreck of
Blackbeard's "Queen Anne's Revenge," off Beaufort Inlet, North
Carolina, has provoked scientists to ask, What is a pirate? Were
pirates sea-going terrorists, lawless rogues who plundered,
smuggled, and illegally transported slaves, or legitimate corsairs
and privateers? Highlighting such pirate vessels as the "Speaker,"
which sailed in the Indian Ocean, and the "Whydah," the first
pirate ship discovered in North America (near the tip of Cape Cod),
the contributors analyze what constitutes a pirate ship and how it
is different from a contemporary merchant or naval vessel.
Examining excavated underwater "treasure sites" and terrestrial
pirate lairs found off the coast of Madagascar, throughout the
Caribbean, and within the United States, the authors explore the
romanticized "Golden Age of Piracy," a period brimming with the
real-life exploits of Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, Henry Morgan, and
the "gentleman pirate" Jean Lafitte. This book will appeal to the
general public, with special interest to anthropologists,
archaeologists, historians, and divers.
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