Bandits at Sea: A Pirates Reader
- ISBN-10
- 0814766781
- ISBN-13
- 9780814766781
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 379
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Author
- C.R. Pennell
Description
Examines the truth behind the mythical portrayals of pirates and piracy, including discussion on the purposes of "countercultural social bandits," women pirates, and democracy and racial equality practiced on pirate ships.
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