The republic of pirates
Subtitle: being the true and surprising story of the Caribbean pirates and the man who brought them down
By: Colin Woodard
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9781435159983
Subjects: Buccaneers; History; Pirates
Description: A thrilling account of the virtually unexplained chapter in the Golden Age of Piracy -- Here is the true story of the men who built the Republic of Pirates--and the man who brought it down..
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: the golden age of piracy; title: The legend (1696); title: Going to sea (1697-1702); title: War (1702-1712); title: Peace (1713-1715); title: Pirates gather (January-June 1716); title: Brethren of the coast (June 1716-March 1717); title: Bellamy (March-May 1717); title: Blackbeard (May-December 1717); title: Begging pardon (December 1717-July 1718); title: Brinksmanship (July-September 1718); title: Hunted (September 1718-March 1720); title: Epilogue: piracy's end (1720-1732).