Atlantic Piracy in the Early Nineteenth Century

Atlantic Piracy in the Early Nineteenth Century
Title Atlantic Piracy in the Early Nineteenth Century PDF eBook
Author Sarah Craze
Publisher Boydell & Brewer
Pages 222
Release 2022
Genre Piracy
ISBN 1783276703

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Skilfully uses this notorious episode to illuminate the nature and extent of piracy in the period.The pirate attack on the British brig Morning Star, en route from Ceylon to London, near Ascension Island in 1828 was one of the most shocking episodes of piracy in the nineteenth century. Although the captain and many members of the crew were murdered by the pirates led by the notorious Benito de Soto, some survived, escaped and sailed the ship back to Britain. This book, based on extensive original research in Britain, Spain and Brazil, retells the story of the Morning Star, provides much new detail and corrects errors present in the many contemporary accounts of the attack. It sets the attack in the wider context of piracy in the period, and discusses many issues which the episode highlights: how pirates' careers began and developed; how they were pursued and tried, often with difficulty; what became of their treasure; how stories of the attack and of the survivors were sensationalised; how the women passengers on the ship endured their ordeal at the hands of the pirates and then, back in Britain, had to endure potential loss of their reputations.s on the ship endured their ordeal at the hands of the pirates and then, back in Britain, had to endure potential loss of their reputations.s on the ship endured their ordeal at the hands of the pirates and then, back in Britain, had to endure potential loss of their reputations.s on the ship endured their ordeal at the hands of the pirates and then, back in Britain, had to endure potential loss of their reputations.

The War Against the Pirates

The War Against the Pirates
Title The War Against the Pirates PDF eBook
Author Barry Gough
Publisher Springer
Pages 233
Release 2018-05-22
Genre History
ISBN 1137314141

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Based on hitherto unused sources in English and Spanish in British and American archives, in this book naval historian Barry Gough and legal authority Charles Borras investigate a secret Anglo-American coercive war against Spain, 1815-1835. Described as a war against piracy at the time, the authors explore how British and American interests – diplomatic and military – aligned to contain Spanish power to the critically influential islands of Cuba and Puerto Rico, facilitating the forging of an enduring but unproclaimed Anglo-American alliance which endures to this day. Due attention is given to United States Navy actions under Commodore David Porter, to this day a subject of controversy. More significantly though, through the juxtaposition of British, American and Spanish sources, this book uncovers the roots of piracy – and suppression– that laid the foundation for the tortured decline of the Spanish empire in the Americas and the subsequent rise of British and American empires, instrumental in stamping out Caribbean piracy for good.

Pirates of Empire

Pirates of Empire
Title Pirates of Empire PDF eBook
Author Stefan Eklöf Amirell
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 277
Release 2019-08-29
Genre History
ISBN 1108484212

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This comparative study of piracy and maritime violence provides a fresh understanding of European overseas expansion and colonisation in Asia. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

A General History of The Pyrates

A General History of The Pyrates
Title A General History of The Pyrates PDF eBook
Author Daniel Defoe
Publisher Lindhardt og Ringhof
Pages 304
Release 2022-04-18
Genre Fiction
ISBN 8728119002

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‘A General History of the Pyrates’ is a captivating account of some of history’s most notorious pirates. The author, writing as Captain Charles Johnson, blends fiction and non-fiction to provide readers with a most entertaining version of these iconic heroes and villains. This book was a massive success upon its first release due to its adventurous stories filled with danger and treasure and its influence lives on to this day as it shaped the modern view of pirates. Some of the best accounts in the book are of the infamous Blackbeard and the trailblazing female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. ‘A General History of the Pyrates’ is the definitive story of the golden age of piracy and should be read by fans of books such as ‘Treasure Island’ and movies such as ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. Daniel Defoe (1660 – 1731) is one of the most important authors in the English language. Defoe was one of the original English novelists and greatly helped to popularise the form. Defoe was highly prolific and is believed to have written over 300 works ranging from novels to political pamphlets. He was highly celebrated but also controversial as his writings influenced politicians but also led to Defoe being imprisoned. Defoe’s novels have been translated into many languages and are still read across the globe to this day. Some of his most famous books include ‘Moll Flanders’ and ‘Robinson Crusoe’ which was adapted into a movie starring Pierce Brosnan and Damian Lewis in 1997. Defoe’s influence on English novels cannot be understated and his legacy lives on to this day.

Persistent Piracy

Persistent Piracy
Title Persistent Piracy PDF eBook
Author S. Amirel
Publisher Springer
Pages 193
Release 2014-06-03
Genre History
ISBN 1137352868

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Spanning from the Caribbean to East Asia and covering almost 3,000 years of history, from Classical Antiquity to the eve of the twenty-first century, Persistent Piracy is an important contribution to the history of the state formation as well as the history of violence at sea.

The Ocean is a Wilderness

The Ocean is a Wilderness
Title The Ocean is a Wilderness PDF eBook
Author Guy Chet
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2014
Genre Marine insurance
ISBN 9781625340849

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Reevaluates the reach of British imperial power in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world

The Golden Age of Piracy

The Golden Age of Piracy
Title The Golden Age of Piracy PDF eBook
Author David Head (Historian)
Publisher University of Georgia Press
Pages 265
Release 2018
Genre History
ISBN 0820353264

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Twelve scholars of piracy show why pirates thrived in the New World seas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century empires, how pirates operated their plundering ventures, how governments battled piracy, and when and why piracy declined.