The History of Pirates,9781585745166

The History of Pirates

by Angus Konstam; In Association with the Mariners' Museum, Virginia; Introductionby David Cordingly
Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9781585745166
ISBN10: 1585745162
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2002-08-01
Publisher(s): Lyons Press
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Summary

Piracy flourished in the early 18th century, producing Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, and Bartholomew Roberts, to name a few. Yet piracy on the high seas existed long before Blackbeard's name struck terror in the hearts of merchant seamen - Julius Caesar was captured by pirates - and it remains a problem today. Modern pirates regularly attack vessels sailing through the South China Sea. The History of Pirates traces piracy from the seas of antiquity to the New World and beyond. It represents a thorough, authoritative, and memorable portrait of the fascinating world of pirates. Detailed maps bear vivid testimony to the far-ranging exploits of these capricious, often charismatic, and frequently bloodthirsty robbers of the high seas.

Author Biography

David Cordingly was on the staff of the National Maritime Museum in London for twelve years. He organized multiple exhibitions, including "Pirates: Fact & Fiction." Cordingly graduated from Oxford University, where he studied modern history, and received his doctorate from the University of Sussex

Table of Contents

Foreword 6(7)
David Cordingly
Introduction 7(3)
Privateer, Buccaneer, or Pirate?
10(2)
The Pirate in Popular Fiction
12(4)
Piracy in the Ancient World
16(24)
Pirate Ship-The Bireme
20(2)
The Sea Peoples
22(2)
Piracy in the Greek World
24(2)
The Cilicians
26(2)
Pirate Hunter-Pompey the Great
28(2)
Chapter Two
Medieval Pirates
30(4)
The Ships of Medieval Europe
34(2)
Byzantine Pirates
36(2)
The Pirates of Northern Europe
38(2)
The Barbary Pirates
40(14)
Pirate Ship-The Galley
44(2)
The Barbarossa Brothers
46(2)
Murat Rais
48(2)
Uluj Ali
50(2)
The Knights of Malta
52(2)
The Spanish Main and the Sea Rovers
54(18)
Ship Profile: The Golden Hind
58(4)
Pirate Ship-Privateers of the Elizabethan Era
62(2)
Sir Francis Drake
64(2)
Sir John Hawkins
66(2)
Huguenot Pirates
68
The Spanish Main
66(4)
Pirate Hunter-Pedro de Menendez
70(2)
The Buccaneers
72(22)
Pirate Ship-The Sloop
76(2)
Sir Henry Morgan
78(4)
Jean ``L'Olonnais''
82(2)
Sir Christopher Myngs
84(2)
Bartolomeo el Portugues and Rock Braziliano
86(2)
Michel de Grammont
88(2)
The Sack of Cartegena
90(2)
Pirate Bases-Tortuga and Port Royal
92(2)
The Golden Age of Piracy
94(28)
Flying the Jolly Roger
98(4)
Edward Teach-``Blackbeard''
102(2)
``Calico'' Jack Rackham and the Female Pirates
104(2)
Bartholomew Roberts
106(2)
Samuel Bellamy
108(2)
Charles Vane
110(2)
Stede Bonnet
112(2)
Howell Davis
114(2)
Pirate Weapons
116(2)
Pirate Hunter-Woodes Rogers
118(2)
Pirate Base-New Providence
120(2)
Piracy in the Indian Ocean
122(20)
Thomas Tew
126(2)
William Kidd
128(2)
Henry Every
130(2)
Edward England
132(2)
Kanhoji Angria
134(2)
Pirate Base-Madagascar
136(2)
Bringing the Pirates to Justice
138(2)
The Trial and Execution of Pirates
140(2)
The Privateering Era
142(10)
French Privateers
146(2)
American Privateers
148(2)
John Paul Jones
150(2)
The Last Pirates
152(14)
Jean Laffite
156(2)
``Don'' Pedro Gibert
158(2)
Benito de Soto
160(2)
Pirate Bases-Barataria, Galveston, and Cuba
162(2)
Pirate Hunter-David Porter
164(2)
Piracy in the Far East
166(24)
Pirate Ship-The Junk
170(2)
Kuo Hsing Yeh
172(2)
Ching Yih
174(2)
Shap-'ng-Tsai
176(1)
Pirate Base-The Indonesian Archipelago
176(4)
Chapter Eleven
Modern Day Pirates
180(2)
Today's Pirate Hotspots
182(2)
Pirate Appearance
184(2)
The Pirate Code
186(2)
The Legacy of Piracy
188(2)
Index 190

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