Buccaneers of the Caribbean
Subtitle: how piracy forged an empire
By: Jon Latimer.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780674034037
Subjects: Buccaneers -- Caribbean Area -- History -- 17th century; Privateering -- Caribbean Area -- History -- 17th century; Adventure and adventurers -- Caribbean Area -- History -- 17th century; Seafaring life -- Caribbean Area -- History -- 17th century; Imperialism -- History -- 17th century; Caribbean Area -- History, Naval -- 17th century; Spain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 17th century; Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 17th century; France -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 17th century; Netherlands -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 17th century
Description: "During the seventeenth century, sea raiders known as buccaneers controlled the Caribbean. Buccaneers were not pirates but privateers, licensed to attack the Spanish by the governments of England, France, and Holland. Jon Latimer charts the exploits of these men who followed few rules as they forged new empires"--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.