Empire of Blue Water
Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign
Crown · Print & ebook · April 22, 2008
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Talty’s vigorous history of seventeenth-century pirates of the Caribbean [is] a pleasure to read from bow to stern.”—Entertainment Weekly “In Stephan Talty’s hands, the brilliant Captain Morgan, wicked and cutthroat though he was, proves an irresistible hero. . . .
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- Who it’s for
- A swashbuckling history that keeps the map, the cannon smoke, and the imperial stakes in view.
- Genres
- Maritime History & Piracy, Criminals & Outlaws, Caribbean History
- Published
- Crown, April 22, 2008
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Talty’s vigorous history of seventeenth-century pirates of the Caribbean [is] a pleasure to read from bow to stern.”—Entertainment Weekly “In Stephan Talty’s hands, the brilliant Captain Morgan, wicked and cutthroat though he was, proves an irresistible hero. . . .
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A thrilling and fascinating adventure.”—Caroline Alexander, author of The Endurance and The Bounty The passion and violence of the age of exploration and empire come to vivid life in this story of the legendary pirate who took on the greatest military power on earth with a ragtag bunch of renegades. Awash with bloody battles, political intrigues, natural disaster, and a cast of characters more compelling, bizarre, and memorable than any found in a Hollywood swashbuckler, Empire of Blue Water brilliantly re-creates the life and times of Henry Morgan and the real pirates of the Caribbean.
Sea and Empire
A swashbuckling history that keeps the map, the cannon smoke, and the imperial stakes in view.
Come here for
- pirates, empire, and sea power
- big-stakes history with a brisk narrative charge
Expect
- maritime conflict, not dry chronology
- Captain Morgan in a wider Atlantic contest
Where it sits
| Maritime History & Piracy | 86% |
|---|---|
| Caribbean History | 35% |
| Criminals & Outlaws | 20% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Criminals & Outlaws
- Caribbean History
- Exploration & Discovery
- Authors
- Stephan Talty, John H. Mayer, Random House Audio
- Publisher
- Crown
- Published
- April 22, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Criminals & Outlaws