Black flags, blue waters : the epic history of America's most notorious pirates / Eric Jay Dolin
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]Edition: First editionDescription: xxi, 379 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781631496226
- 1631496220
- 910.45 23
Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Adult Book | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | Adult Non-Fiction | Adult Non-Fiction | 910.45 DOL | Available | pap ed. | 36748002523431 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Set against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, Black Flags, Blue Waters reveals the surprising history of American piracy's "Golden Age" - spanning the late 1600s through the early 1700s - when lawless pirates plied the coastal waters of North America and beyond. "Deftly blending scholarship and drama" (Richard Zacks), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin illustrates how American colonists at first supported these outrageous pirates in an early display of solidarity against the Crown, and then violently opposed them. Through engrossing episodes of roguish glamour and extreme brutality, Dolin depicts the star pirates of this period, among them the towering Blackbeard, the ill-fated Captain Kidd, and sadistic Edward Low, who delighted in torturing his prey. Upending popular misconceptions and cartoonish stereotypes, Black Flags, Blue Waters is a "tour de force history" (Michael Pierce, Midwestern Rewind) of the seafaring outlaws whose raids reflect the precarious nature of American colonial life.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-365) and index
Small beginnings -- Welcomed with open arms -- "Where the money was as plenty as stones and sand" -- Crackdown -- War's reprieve -- Interlude, or a pirate classification -- Treasure and the tempest -- The gentleman pirate and Blackbeard -- Fading away -- Epilogue: "yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!"
"Set against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, Black Flags, Blue Waters reveals the dramatic and surprising history of American piracy's 'Golden Age'--spanning the late 1600s through the early 1700s--when lawless pirates plied the coastal waters of North America and beyond. Blending scholarship and drama, Eric Jay Dolin illustrates how American colonists at first supported these outrageous pirates in an early display of solidarity against the British Crown, and then violently opposed them. Dolin depicts the star pirates of this period, among them the towering Blackbeard, the ill-fated Captain Kidd, and the sadistic Edward Low, who delighted in torturing his prey"--Back cover
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Author's Note (p. xv)
- Introduction (p. xix)
- 1 Small Beginnings (p. 1)
- 2 Welcomed with Open Arms (p. 30)
- 3 "Where the Money was as Plenty as Stones and Sand" (p. 48)
- 4 Crackdown (p. 70)
- 5 War's Reprieve (p. 121)
- 6 Interlude, or a Pirate Classification (p. 144)
- 7 Treasure and the Tempest (p. 175)
- 8 The Gentleman Pirate and Blackbeard (p. 202)
- 9 Fading Away (p. 259)
- Epilogue: "Yo-Ho-Ho, and a Bottle of Rum!" (p. 302)
- Acknowledgments (p. 313)
- Notes (p. 317)
- Select Bibliography (p. 363)
- Illustration Credits (p. 367)
- Index (p. 371)