Author: Rivers Carro Bartholomew Rivers Carroll
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429022892
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 582

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Author: Daniel Denton
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385260418
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1845.

Author: Daniel Denton
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 106

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Author: John Andrew Doyle
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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Author: American Philosophical Society. Library
Publisher:
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Category : Catalogs, Classified
Languages : en
Pages : 648

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Author: Benerson Little
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510713042
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449

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For thousands of years, pirates have terrorized the ocean voyager and the coastal inhabitant, plundered ship and shore, and wrought havoc on the lives and livelihoods of rich and poor alike. Around these desperate men has grown a body of myths and legends—fascinating tales that today strongly influence our notions of pirates and piracy. Most of these myths derive from the pirates of the “Golden Age,” from roughly 1655 to 1725. This was the age of the Spanish Main, of Henry Morgan and Blackbeard, of Bartholomew Sharp and Bartholomew Roberts. The history of pirate myth is rich in action, at sea and ashore. However, the truth is far more interesting. In The Golden Age of Piracy, expert pirate historian Benerson Little debunks more than a dozen pirate myths that derive from this era—from the flying of the Jolly Roger to the burying of treasure, from walking the plank to the staging of epic sea battles—and shows that the truth is far more fascinating and disturbing than the romanticized legends. Among Little’s revelations are that pirates of the Golden Age never made their captives walk the plank and that they, instead, were subject to horrendous torture, such as being burned or hung by their arms. Likewise, epic sea battles involving pirates were fairly rare because most prey surrendered immediately. The stories are real and are drawn heavily from primary sources. Complementing them are colorful images of flags, ships, and buccaneers based on eyewitness accounts. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author: Stanislaus Vincent Henkels
Publisher:
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 398

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Author: Verner Crane
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817350829
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 423

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Previously published: Durham, N.C., Duke University Press, 1928. Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-356) and index.

Author: Jay Jordan Butler
Publisher: Barkhuis
ISBN: 9077922903
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 155

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This is the full text of my Master's thesis presented to the University of Wyoming in 1949 (way back then!) in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. If its subject may now seem rather dated and dry: we have nevertheless allowed ourselves to be persuaded by friends that there is still some merit to reprinting it. Our rendition of the Oglethorpe story is, of course, some two centuries out of date, and muchly enriched by Spalding and others. We trust that lovers of history will welcome even this small excerpt.

Author: [Anonymus AC09764867]
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 378

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