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North Carolina possesses one of the longest, most treacherous
coastlines in the United States, and the waters off its shores have
been the scene of some of the most dramatic episodes of piracy and
sea warfare in the nation's history. Now, Lindley Butler brings
this fascinating aspect of the state's maritime heritage vividly to
life. He offers engaging biographical portraits of some of the most
famous pirates, privateers, and naval raiders to ply the Carolina
waters. Covering 150 years, from the golden age of piracy in the
1700s to the extraordinary transformation of naval warfare ushered
in by the Civil War, Butler sketches the lives of eight intriguing
characters: the pirate Blackbeard and his contemporary Stede
Bonnet; privateer Otway Burns and naval raider Johnston Blakeley;
and Confederate raiders James Cooke, John Maffitt, John Taylor
Wood, and James Waddell. Penetrating the myths that have surrounded
these legendary figures, he uncovers the compelling true stories of
their lives and adventures. |The real-life adventures of eight
famous pirates, privateers, and naval raiders who operated along
the treacherous N.C. coast between the early 1700s and the end of
the Civil War. Features biographies of pirates Blackbeard and Stede
Bonnett; privateer Otway Burns and naval raider Johnston Blakeley;
and Confederate raiders James Cooke, John Maffitt, John Taylor
Wood, and James Waddell.
In this book, Lindley S. Butler traverses oft-noted but little
understood events in the political and social establishment of the
Carolina colony. In the wake of the English Civil Wars in the
mid-seventeenth century, King Charles II granted charters to eight
Lords Proprietors to establish civil structures, levy duties and
taxes, and develop a vast tract of land along the southeastern
Atlantic coast. Butler argues that unlike the New England
theocracies and Chesapeake plantocracy, the isolated colonial
settlements of the Albemarle-the cradle of today's North
Carolina-saw their power originate neither in the authority of the
church nor in wealth extracted through slave labor, but rather in
institutions that emphasized political, legal, and religious
freedom for white male landholders. Despite this distinct pattern
of economic, legal, and religious development, however, the colony
could not avoid conflict among the diverse assemblage of
Indigenous, European, and African people living there, all of whom
contributed to the future of the state and nation that took shape
in subsequent years. Butler provides the first comprehensive
history of the proprietary era in North Carolina since the
nineteenth century, offering a substantial and accessible
reappraisal of this key historical period.
In this book, Lindley S. Butler traverses oft-noted but little
understood events in the political and social establishment of the
Carolina colony. In the wake of the English Civil Wars in the
mid-seventeenth century, King Charles II granted charters to eight
Lords Proprietors to establish civil structures, levy duties and
taxes, and develop a vast tract of land along the southeastern
Atlantic coast. Butler argues that unlike the New England
theocracies and Chesapeake plantocracy, the isolated colonial
settlements of the Albemarle-the cradle of today's North
Carolina-saw their power originate neither in the authority of the
church nor in wealth extracted through slave labor, but rather in
institutions that emphasized political, legal, and religious
freedom for white male landholders. Despite this distinct pattern
of economic, legal, and religious development, however, the colony
could not avoid conflict among the diverse assemblage of
Indigenous, European, and African people living there, all of whom
contributed to the future of the state and nation that took shape
in subsequent years. Butler provides the first comprehensive
history of the proprietary era in North Carolina since the
nineteenth century, offering a substantial and accessible
reappraisal of this key historical period.
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