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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-10015603462X
ISBN-139780156034623
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Book TitleRepublic of Pirates : Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAdventurers & Explorers, Maritime History & Piracy, Caribbean & West Indies / General
Publication Year2008
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorColin Woodard
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight10.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
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Dewey Edition22
ReviewsPRAISE FOR COLIN WOODARD"A tremendous reporter . . . and [a] strong, impassioned writer as well."--THE BOSTON GLOBEPRAISE FOR THE LOBSTER COAST"A beautifully considered history . . . Woodarde(tm)s admiration for lobster culture is stirring . . . Mainerse(tm) feisty pluck remains undiminished in the face of obstacles."--NEWSDAY, PRAISE FOR THE REPUBLIC OF PIRATES "Fascinating . . . beyond rip-roaring adventure stories from the distant past, [the book offers] an opportunity to understand pirates as they truly were."'e" The New York Times Book Review "It's a rollicking tale, filled with rich details of the lives of men who, for their own personal gain, challenged the spread of empires."'e" The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), PRAISE FOR COLIN WOODARD "A tremendous reporter . . . and [a] strong, impassioned writer as well."--THE BOSTON GLOBE PRAISE FOR THE LOBSTER COAST "A beautifully considered history . . . Woodard's admiration for lobster culture is stirring . . . Mainers' feisty pluck remains undiminished in the face of obstacles."--NEWSDAY, PRAISE FOR COLIN WOODARD "A tremendous reporter . . . and [a] strong, impassioned writer as well."-THE BOSTON GLOBE PRAISE FOR THE LOBSTER COAST "A beautifully considered history . . . Woodard's admiration for lobster culture is stirring . . . Mainers' feisty pluck remains undiminished in the face of obstacles."-NEWSDAY, PRAISE FORTHE REPUBLIC OF PIRATES "Fascinating . . . beyond rip-roaring adventure stories from the distant past, [the book offers] an opportunity to understand pirates as they truly were."-The New York Times Book Review"It's a rollicking tale, filled with rich details of the lives of men who, for their own personal gain, challenged the spread of empires."-The Times-Picayune(New Orleans), "[C]ontain[s] passages that are absolutely riveting, sometimes for their high-seas action, sometimes for their wicked illumination of life aboard an antiquated vessel at sea for months on end."--Toronto Star, Disregard Robert Louis Stevenson's rowdy buccaneers, the Disney factory's lively rascals and those musical lads from Penzance: Here are the real pirates of the Caribbean, and the facts are as colorful and exciting as fiction., PRAISE FOR THE REPUBLIC OF PIRATES "Fascinating . . . beyond rip-roaring adventure stories from the distant past, [the book offers] an opportunity to understand pirates as they truly were."-- The New York Times Book Review "It's a rollicking tale, filled with rich details of the lives of men who, for their own personal gain, challenged the spread of empires."-- The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), "Fascinating... beyond rip-roaring adventure stories from the distant past, [the book offers] an opportunity to understand pirates as they truly were--and to be grateful that the worst of them, at least, are gone."--New York Times Book Review, It''s a rollicking tale, filled with rich details of the lives of men who, for their own personal gain, challenged the spread of empires., Disregard Robert Louis Stevenson''s rowdy buccaneers, the Disney factory''s lively rascals and those musical lads from Penzance: Here are the real pirates of the Caribbean, and the facts are as colorful and exciting as fiction., "[C]hallenges what we think we know about these ruffians, dispelling notions of dictatorial rule aboard ship in favor of an image of egalitarianism."--Boston Magazine, PRAISE FOR THE REPUBLIC OF PIRATES "Fascinating . . . beyond rip-roaring adventure stories from the distant past, [the book offers] an opportunity to understand pirates as they truly were."— The New York Times Book Review "It's a rollicking tale, filled with rich details of the lives of men who, for their own personal gain, challenged the spread of empires."— The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), Colin Woodard has produced a rollicking, gangplank-swaying read of a book...This scrupulously researched book strikes a balance of human interest, romance, drama, war, and historical fact--all key ingredients for an excellent read., Woodard gives us a wonderful glimpse into the actual lives of pirates. For anyone who wishes to learn more about these forerunners of democracy on the high seas, THE REPUBLIC OF PIRATES is a must read., This breezy, fast-moving book is filled with exciting action and colorful characters. It will provide general readers and those with a special interest in the period much enjoyment., "Using archive material from England, Spain, and the Americas, Woodard tells the real story, brief as it was, of the Caribbean pireates as they fought nature and empire."--Denver Post, PRAISE FOR COLIN WOODARD "A tremendous reporter . . . and [a] strong, impassioned writer as well."--THE BOSTON GLOBE PRAISE FOR THE LOBSTER COAST "A beautifully considered history . . . Woodard's admiration for lobster culture is stirring . . . Mainers' feisty pluck remains undiminished in the face of obstacles."--NEWSDAY --, While American piracy extends from the 1600s until almost the end of the 19th century, the real heyday was the brief span 1715 to 1725 that Colin Woodard covers brilliantly in THE REPUBLIC OF PIRATES. This is the first incisive look at the world of Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, Anne Bonny, and their compatriots, and it illuminates as never before one of the most storied yet misunderstood episodes in our past., "Woodard's book explains how this fragile democracy came about, and why the pirates who populated it were actually better suited for such organization than their legends would have us believe."--Alexandria Gazette-Packet, It's a rollicking tale, filled with rich details of the lives of men who, for their own personal gain, challenged the spread of empires.
Dewey Decimal910.4/5
Table Of ContentContents prologue The Golden Age of Piracy 1 chapter one The Legend (1696) 10 chapter two Going to Sea (1697-1702) 28 chapter three War (1702-1712) 52 chapter four Peace (1713-1715) 86 chapter five Pirates Gather (January-June 1716) 115 chapter six Brethren of the Coast (June 1716-March 1717) 144 chapter seven Bellamy (March-May 1717) 169 chapter eight Blackbeard (May-December 1717) 194 chapter nine Begging Pardon (December 1717-July 1718) 226 chapter ten Brinksmanship (July-September 1718) 262 chapter eleven Hunted (September 1718-March 1720) 282 epilogue Piracy's End (1720-1732) 311 acknowledgments 329 endnotes 333 index 371
SynopsisWelcome to the Pirate Republic--the early-eighteenth-century home to some of the great pirate captains, including Blackbeard, "Black Sam" Bellamy, and Charles Vane. Along with their fellow pirates--former sailors, indentured servants, and runaway slaves--this "Flying Gang" established a crude but distinctive democracy in the Bahamas, carving out their own zone of freedom in which servants were free, blacks could be equal citizens, and leaders were chosen or deposed by a vote. For a brief, glorious period the Pirate Republic was enormously successful. It cut off trade routes, sacked slave ships, and severed Europe from its New World empires. Imperial authorities and wealthy shipowners denounced its residents as the enemies of mankind, but common people saw them as heroes. Colin Woodard tells the dramatic untold story of the Pirate Republic that shook the very foundations of the British and Spanish Empires and fanned the democratic sentiments that would one day drive the American Revolution., An entrancing tale of piracy colored with gold, treachery and double-dealing (Portland Press Herald), Pulitzer Prize-finalist Colin Woodward's The Republic of Pirates is the historical biography of the exploits of infamous Caribbean buccaneers. In the early eighteenth century, the Pirate Republic was home to some of the great pirate captains, including Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, "Black Sam" Bellamy, and Charles Vane. Along with their fellow pirates -- former sailors, indentured servants, and runaway slaves -- this "Flying Gang" established a crude but distinctive democracy in the Bahamas, carving out their own zone of freedom in which servants were free, blacks could be equal citizens, and leaders were chosen or deposed by a vote. They cut off trade routes, sacked slave ships, and severed Europe from its New World empires. For a brief, glorious period the Republic was a success as the pirates became heroes in the eyes of the people. Drawing on extensive research in the archives of Britain and the Americas, award-winning author Colin Woodard tells the dramatic untold story of the Pirate Republic that shook the very foundations of the British and Spanish Empires and fanned the democratic sentiments that would one day drive the American revolution., The Republic of Pirates features the 18th-century pirates Edward "Blackbeard" Teach and "Black Sam" Bellamy, both of whom rose from England's underclass to become wealthy, notorious, and enormously powerful. Along with their associates in the Bahamas-based "Flying Gang," Teach and Bellamy banded together to form a pirate cooperative, culminating in a form of government in which blacks were equal citizens, the rich were imprisoned, and a sailor could veto his captain by egalitarian means. For a brief, glorious period they were astoundingly successful, and so disruptive to shipping that the governors of Jamaica, Virginia, Bermuda, and the Carolinas all began clamoring for intervention. One man volunteered to take on the pirates--a man named Woodes Rogers, once a privateer himself and now the owner of a merchant fleet. Rogers vowed he would not rest until he had destroyed Teach and Bellamy. Here is the true story of the rise and fall of the Republic of Pirates., The untold story of a heroic band of Caribbean pirates whose defiance of imperial rule inspired revolt in colonial outposts across the world In the early eighteenth century, the Pirate Republic was home to some of the great pirate captains, including Blackbeard, "Black Sam" Bellamy, and Charles Vane. Along with their fellow pirates--former sailors, indentured servants, and runaway slaves--this "Flying Gang" established a crude but distinctive democracy in the Bahamas, carving out their own zone of freedom in which servants were free, blacks could be equal citizens, and leaders were chosen or deposed by a vote. They cut off trade routes, sacked slave ships, and severed Europe from its New World empires, and for a brief, glorious period the Republic was a success., An entrancing tale of piracy colored with gold, treachery and double-dealing (Portland Press Herald), Pulitzer Prize-finalist Colin Woodward's The Republic of Pirates is the historical biography of the exploits of infamous Caribbean buccaneers. In the early eighteenth century, the Pirate Republic was home to some of the great pirate captains, including Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, "Black Sam" Bellamy, and Charles Vane. Along with their fellow pirates -- former sailors, indentured servants, and runaway slaves -- this "Flying Gang" established a crude but distinctive democracy in the Bahamas, carving out their own zone of freedom in which servants were free, blacks could be equal citizens, and leaders were chosen or deposed by a vote. They cut off trade routes, sacked slave ships, and severed Europe from its New World empires. For a brief, glorious period the Republic was a success as the pirates became heroes in the eyes of the people.Drawing on extensive research in the archives of Britain and the Americas, award-winning author Colin Woodard tells the dramatic untold story of the Pirate Republic that shook the very foundations of the British and Spanish Empires and fanned the democratic sentiments that would one day drive the American revolution., The Republic of Pirates is award-winning journalist Colin Woodward's historical biography of Edward "Blackbeard" Teach and "Black Sam" Bellamy, and their exploits in the Caribbean.
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