The History of Piracy by C Strowbridge
Written by an eminentauthority on pirate lore and literature, The History of Piracy is one of the mostimportant books on thesubject. Tracing the rise of piracy from its ancient beginnings to its ultimate demise, it leads readers down an excitingpath of fortune, fame, and folly.Within this exhaustivevolume on the pirate profession, readers will encounter an unforgettable cast of plundering characters eccentric, dramatic, but always human. Here are the maritime brigands who challenged even the most powerful nations on the high seas. From the Vikings to the Elizabethan corsairs to the buccaneers of the West, discover who these pirates were, what they did, and, ultimately, why they disappeared. A landmark in picaresque history, this classic provides penetrating detail on the world's seafaring outlaws, including their morals, codes of honor, and taboos.It's sure tosatisfy the modern reader's enduring fascination with pirates and their lives.
Included in this edition are four maps and seventeen illustrations from the volume's original printing.
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The Art of Rigging
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The Story of the "Titanic" as Told by Its Survivors
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The Arts of the Sailor
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A General History of the Pyrates
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The Buccaneers of America
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The Rigging of Ships in the Days of the Spritsail Topmast, 1600-1720
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Doomed Ships
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Memoirs of a Buccaneer
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The Pirates Own Book
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Architectura Navalis Mercatoria
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On Board the Titanic
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Mahan on Naval Warfare
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The Sinking of the Titanic
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Sailing Boats from Around the World
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The Story of the Wreck of the Titanic
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The Voyage Alone in the Yawl Rob Roy
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Two Years Before the Mast
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Learning to Sail
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Donald Mckay and His Famous Sailing Ships
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American Clipper Ships, 1833-58
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The Picture History of the Andrea Doria
Harvey H. Jackson is Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Jacksonville State University.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780486461830 |
| ISBN 10 | 0486461831 |
| Title | The History of Piracy |
| Author | C Strowbridge |
| Series | Dover Maritime |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Year published | 2007-11-30 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |