Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age
- ISBN-10
- 0807050245
- ISBN-13
- 9780807050248
- Series
- Villains of All Nations
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Author
- Marcus Rediker
Description
Offers a social and cultural history of pirates and the reaction to them in the English colonies of North America, focusing on the high-seas drama during the decade from 1716 to 1726.
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- 2005-04-15
- 248 pages
- Paperback
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- 2020-05-05
- 275 pages
- Paperback
- Verso Books
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