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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Douglas BurgessPublisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Imprint: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 5.60cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 1.522kg ISBN: 9780071474764ISBN 10: 0071474765 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 16 October 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock ![]() The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of Contents"Piracy in context Life in the British Atlantic colonies The rise of Caribbean piracy The pirate princes of Jamaica The curious case of Henry Avery Lord Hamilton's downfall The pirate haven of Rhode Island The despair of Lord Bellomont The ""Golden Age"" of Atlantic piracy Lord Bellomont and Capt. Kidd Governor Eden and the pirates of the Carolinas Blackbeard: Pirate par excellence Woodes Rogers and the end of the pirate brokers"ReviewsAuthor InformationDouglas Burgess holds a J.D. with a Concentration in International Public Law from Cornell University and a Master's degree in International Law with a concentration in contemporary high-seas piracy. An award-winning writer of short historical fiction and nonfiction, he has been a member of the Steamship Historical Society of America since 1979 and researched this book for eight years. HOMETOWN: Providence, RI Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |