Title: Buccaneers of the Caribbean
Subtitle: how piracy forged an empire
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.
Subjects: History, Colonies, Adventure and adventurers, Buccaneers, Seafaring life, Imperialism, Naval History, Privateering, Caribbean area, history
Places: Caribbean Area, America, Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain, France
Time periods: 17th century