Privateers of the Americas
Title | Privateers of the Americas PDF eBook |
Author | David Head (Historian) |
Publisher | University of Georgia Press |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0820344001 |
Head examines raids on Spanish shipping conducted from the United States during the early 1800s. Because privateering further complicated international dealings during the already tumultuous Age of Revolution, this study offers a new perspective on the diplomatic and Atlantic history of the early American republic.
Privateers
Title | Privateers PDF eBook |
Author | Ben Bova |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 414 |
Release | 2011-04-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1429932384 |
In Ben Bova's award-winning Privateers, America has ceded the heavens to the Tyrants--and the Renegades. The U.S. has abandoned its quest for the stars, and an old enemy has moved in to fill the void. The potential wealth of the universe is now in malevolent hands. Rebel billionaire Dan Randolph -- possessor of the largest privately owned company in space -- intends to weaken the stranglehold the new despotic masters of the solar system have on the lucrative ore industry. But when the mineral-rich asteroid he sets in orbit around the Earth is commandeered by the enemy, and his unarmed workers are slaughtered in cold blood, the course of Randolph's life is changed forever. Now cataclysm is aimed at the exposed heart of America -- a potential catastrophe that Randolph himself inadvertently set in motion. And the maverick entrepreneur must use his skills, cunning, and vast resources to strike out at his foes hard, fast and with ruthless precision -- and wear proudly the mantle that fate thrust upon him: space pirate! At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Pirates, Privateers, and Rebel Raiders of the Carolina Coast
Title | Pirates, Privateers, and Rebel Raiders of the Carolina Coast PDF eBook |
Author | Lindley S. Butler |
Publisher | UNC Press Books |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 2015-12-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1469625989 |
North Carolina possesses one of the longest, most treacherous coastlines in the United States, and the waters off its shores have been the scene of some of the most dramatic episodes of piracy and sea warfare in the nation's history. Now, Lindley Butler brings this fascinating aspect of the state's maritime heritage vividly to life. He offers engaging biographical portraits of some of the most famous pirates, privateers, and naval raiders to ply the Carolina waters. Covering 150 years, from the golden age of piracy in the 1700s to the extraordinary transformation of naval warfare ushered in by the Civil War, Butler sketches the lives of eight intriguing characters: the pirate Blackbeard and his contemporary Stede Bonnet; privateer Otway Burns and naval raider Johnston Blakeley; and Confederate raiders James Cooke, John Maffitt, John Taylor Wood, and James Waddell. Penetrating the myths that have surrounded these legendary figures, he uncovers the compelling true stories of their lives and adventures.
Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century
Title | Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Rendell |
Publisher | Casemate Publishers |
Pages | 267 |
Release | 2018-11-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1526731665 |
Pirates and Privateers tells the fascinating story of the buccaneers who were the scourge of merchants in the 18th Century. 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 pirates gold rush; how the Kings 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.
History of the American Privateers
Title | History of the American Privateers PDF eBook |
Author | George Coggeshall |
Publisher | Applewood Books |
Pages | 562 |
Release | 2009-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1429020741 |
History of the American privateers and letters-of-marque during our war with England in the years 1812, '13 and ' 14. Interspersed with several naval battles between American and British ships-of-war This book, "History of the American privateers," by George Coggeshall, is a replication of a book originally published before 1856. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
Pirates and Privateers
Title | Pirates and Privateers PDF eBook |
Author | Charlotte Montague |
Publisher | Chartwell Books |
Pages | 195 |
Release | 2017-02-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0785835024 |
Action-packed stories of pirates, treachery, and buried treasure have excited and fascinated readers ever since Treasure Island became an instant bestseller in 1883. But are these tales partly fact or totally fiction? What do we know about the real pirates of yesteryear? Who were they, and where did they come from? And what is the reality behind the myth? Pirates and Privateers delves into the real lives of the men and women whose brutal journeys of adventure have become legendary. It explores the true story behind those tempestuous times, and reveals the ruthless violence of notorious seadogs such as Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Henry Morgan, and the Barbarossa Brothers, plundering their way across the seven seas in search of riches and infamy.
A History of American Privateers
Title | A History of American Privateers PDF eBook |
Author | Edgar Stanton Maclay |
Publisher | |
Pages | 606 |
Release | 1900 |
Genre | Privateering |
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