Daily Life of Pirates

Drawing on new research, this fascinating volume looks behind the myths to offer detailed insights into the real lives and activities of pirates-for better or worse-during the golden age of piracy in the Caribbean, from the mid-17th century to 1720. * A collection of ten original documents related t [...]
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Drawing on new research, this fascinating volume looks behind the myths to offer detailed insights into the real lives and activities of pirates-for better or worse-during the golden age of piracy in the Caribbean, from the mid-17th century to 1720. * A collection of ten original documents related to piracy, including contemporary letters, newspaper accounts, and the Crown Act specifying court practices in pirate trials * A lengthy "Chronology of Major European Wars and Pirate Strikes, 1650-1720," showing how wartime privateers often drifted into peacetime piracy before finding renewed "honest" employment when conflict erupted again * 25 illustrations depicting the daily life of pirates * A glossary covering the many colorful terms associated with pirates, such as black dog, Devil's Torrent, and Tongue of the Ocean