Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century
The Final Flourish
Pen and Sword · Print & ebook · February 7, 2019
Pirates and Privateers tells the fascinating story of the buccaneers who were the scourge of merchants in the 18th Century.
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- Who it’s for
- Piracy’s history meets its reinvention in print, plays, songs and films.
- Genres
- Maritime History & Piracy, 18th-Century History, Georgian Britain (1714-1837)
- Published
- Pen and Sword, February 7, 2019
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Pirates and Privateers tells the fascinating story of the buccaneers who were the scourge of merchants in the 18th Century.
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It examines their lifestyle, looking at how the sinking of the Spanish treasure fleet in a storm off the coast of Florida led to a pirate's gold rush; how the King's Pardon was a desperate gamble - which paid off - and considers the role of individual island governors, such as Woodes Rogers in the Bahamas, in bringing piracy under control.The book also looks at how piracy has been a popular topic in print, plays, songs and now films, making thieves and murderers into swash-buckling heroes. It also considers the whole question of buried treasure - and gives a lively account of many of the pirates who dominated the so-called 'Golden Age' of Piracy.
Piracy and Its Afterlife
Piracy’s history meets its reinvention in print, plays, songs and films.
Come here for
- The Spanish treasure fleet’s sinking and the pirate gold rush that followed
- Woodes Rogers and the governors who helped bring piracy under control
Expect
- The King’s Pardon as a gamble that paid off
- Buried treasure and pirates of the so-called Golden Age
Where it sits
| Maritime History & Piracy | 96% |
|---|---|
| 18th-Century History | 57% |
| Georgian Britain (1714-1837) | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- History
- Authors
- Mike Rendell
- Publisher
- Pen and Sword
- Published
- February 7, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- History