The republic of pirates:being the true and suprising story of the Caribbean pirates and the man who brought them down
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Published: |
Harcourt, Inc.,
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Publisher Address: | Orlando, Fla. |
Publication Dates: | 2008, c2007. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | 383 p.: ill., map ; 21 cm. |
ISBN: |
015603462X (trade pbk.) 9780156034623 (trade pbk.) |
Index Number: | C913 |
CLC: |
C913.8-09 D588-09 |
Call Number: | C913.8-09/W881 |
Contents: |
"A Harvest book." Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-370) and index. Prologue : the golden age of piracy -- The legend (1696) -- Going to sea (1697-1702) -- War (1702-1712) -- Peace (1713-1715) -- Pirates gather (January-June 1716) -- Brethren of the coast (June 1716-March 1717) -- Bellamy (March-May 1717) -- Blackbeard (May-December 1717) -- Begging pardon (December 1717-July 1718) -- Brinksmanship (July-September 1718) -- Hunted (September-March 1720) -- Epilogue : piracy's end (1720-1732). |