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The Golden Age of Piracy

Stephen R. Bown

3.2/5 ( ratings)

Self published collection of some essays I was working on that were never published or edited and were given away for free on Amazon for a while. Mariners were plagued by a multitude of dangers during the Great Age of Sail, "whole crews were drowned; men, women and children were starved to death in open boats; half starved sailors mutinied, scurvy ravaged helpless crews, but the worst danger of all was to fall into the hands of the pirates."

Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries daring sea-rovers such as Francis Drake and Henry Morgan, armed with dubious letters of reprisal, wreaked havoc on Spanish treasure fleets hauling the gold of the New World across the Atlantic. The early 18th century, however, was piracy's golden age -- an age when notorious cutthroats such as Blackbeard and Bartholomew Roberts almost paralyzed Caribbean commerce. Mere mention of these murderous marauders sent a shaft of fear through the hearts of merchants and sailors.

As violently and quickly as they arose these blackguards and villains were ruthlessly suppressed, leaving nothing but tales of their infamous deeds to future generations. Illustrated with hundreds of historical images. By the author of the ebook exclusive Wanders & Nomads: True Stories of Wild and Eccentric Explorers in the Americas.

Language: English

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Brink&Bown Research and Writing

Release: April 25, 2012

The Golden Age of Piracy

Stephen R. Bown

3.2/5 ( ratings)

Self published collection of some essays I was working on that were never published or edited and were given away for free on Amazon for a while. Mariners were plagued by a multitude of dangers during the Great Age of Sail, "whole crews were drowned; men, women and children were starved to death in open boats; half starved sailors mutinied, scurvy ravaged helpless crews, but the worst danger of all was to fall into the hands of the pirates."

Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries daring sea-rovers such as Francis Drake and Henry Morgan, armed with dubious letters of reprisal, wreaked havoc on Spanish treasure fleets hauling the gold of the New World across the Atlantic. The early 18th century, however, was piracy's golden age -- an age when notorious cutthroats such as Blackbeard and Bartholomew Roberts almost paralyzed Caribbean commerce. Mere mention of these murderous marauders sent a shaft of fear through the hearts of merchants and sailors.

As violently and quickly as they arose these blackguards and villains were ruthlessly suppressed, leaving nothing but tales of their infamous deeds to future generations. Illustrated with hundreds of historical images. By the author of the ebook exclusive Wanders & Nomads: True Stories of Wild and Eccentric Explorers in the Americas.

Language: English

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Brink&Bown Research and Writing

Release: April 25, 2012

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