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PublisherGlobe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-100762773952
ISBN-139780762773954
eBay Product ID (ePID)109170420
Product Key Features
Book TitlePirates : the Complete History from 1300 BC to the Present Day
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicMilitary / Naval, Maritime History & Piracy
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorAngus Konstam
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"This engaging, comprehensive account of one of the world's oldest professions should fascinate pirate-lubbers." --Publishers Weekly starred review "Well-crafted, carefully indexed, and smartly produced. . . . A confident introduction to a vast subject from an expert author." --Naval History magazine "Without question, the strength of this book is its examination of a striking amount of global pirate history. . . . For those looking to study world pirates over the longue duree, this book is a worthwhile purchase. --Northern Mariner "A thorough survey . . . The depth of coverage and research exceeds most competing books."--Bookwatch, This engaging, comprehensive account of one of the world's oldest professions should fascinate pirate-lubbers." — Publishers Weekly starred review Well-crafted, carefully indexed, and smartly produced. . . . A confident introduction to a vast subject from an expert author." — Naval History magazine Without question, the strength of this book is its examination of a striking amount of global pirate history. . . . For those looking to study world pirates over the longue duree, this book is a worthwhile purchase. — Northern Mariner A thorough survey . . . The depth of coverage and research exceeds most competing books." — Bookwatch
SynopsisAngus Konstam setssail through the brutal history of piracy, separating myth from legend and fact from fiction. Pirates takes us into the depths of the pirate's dark world, examining the many colorful characters from Cretans and Vikings to French corsairs and the British rogues of the golden age of piracy, such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd and even two women pirates, Mary Read and Ann Bonny, who became pregnant to avoid execution. A blood-soaked, riveting account, itprovides a complete history of the fearsome threat on the high seas from the marauders in the pages of antiquity to the Somali pirates in the headlines of today., A rollicking, in-depth look at the bloody world of pirates. Konstam sails through the brutal history of piracy, separating myth from legend and fact from fiction. Pirates takes you into the depths of the pirate's dark world, examining the many colorful characters of the golden age of piracy. ., Angus Konstam sets sail through the brutal history of piracy, separating myth from legend and fact from fiction. Pirates takes us into the depths of the pirate's dark world, examining the many colorful characters from Cretans and Vikings to French corsairs and the British rogues of the golden age of piracy, such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd and even two women pirates, Mary Read and Ann Bonny, who became pregnant to avoid execution. A blood-soaked, riveting account, it provides a complete history of the fearsome threat on the high seas from the marauders in the pages of antiquity to the Somali pirates in the headlines of today.
