Marianne and the Privateer
Author : Juliette Benzoni
Publisher : Pan
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 19,36 MB
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : French fiction
ISBN : 9780330238830
Author : Juliette Benzoni
Publisher : Pan
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 19,36 MB
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : French fiction
ISBN : 9780330238830
Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 32,72 MB
Release : 2024-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1472857747
This new account explores the most notorious pirates in history and how their rise and fall can be traced back to a single pirate haven, Nassau. Angus Konstam, one of the world's leading pirate experts, has brought his 30 years of research to create the definitive book on the Golden Age of Piracy. Many of the privateers the British had used to prey on French and Spanish shipping during the War of the Spanish Succession turned to piracy. The pirates took over Nassau on the Bahamian island of New Providence and turned it into their own pirate haven, where shady merchants were happy to buy their plunder. It became the hub of a pirate network that included some of the most notorious pirates in history: Blackbeard, 'Calico Jack' Rackam, Charles Vane and Bartholomew Roberts. The growth of piracy led to a major surge in attacks in the Caribbean and along North America's Atlantic seaboard. With the fragile maritime economy of the Americas threatened with collapse, major ports were threatened and trade brought to a standstill, the British government finally declared war on the pirates. The Pirate Menace draws on extensive research, as well as a wide range of first-hand accounts, to produce a new history of the heyday of historical piracy.
Author : Hope Apple
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 49,97 MB
Release : 2000-10-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0313095981
Keeping track of prolific authors who write fiction series was quite challenging for even the most ardent fan until To Be Continueddebuted in 1995. Noew, readers will be happy that the soon-to-be-released second edition has added 1,600 new books and 400 new series. To Be Continued, Second Edition, maintians the first volume's successful formula that featured concise A-to-Z entries packed with useful information, including titles, publishers, publication dates, genre categories, annotations, and subject terms. Among the genre categories that can be found in To Be Continued are romance, science fiction, crime novel, horror, adventure, fantasy, humor, western, war, Christian fiction, and others.
Author : Greg H. Williams
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 41,36 MB
Release : 2009-10-21
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0786454075
During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, France was plagued by war and crop failures and was desperately in need of supplies. Legally and illegally, French privateers and cruisers took cargo from merchant vessels of every nation, perhaps the United States more than any other. At least 6,479 U.S. claims involving more than 2,300 vessels were filed and these claims give a close approximation of American goods lost to the French. The three main sections of this reference book present a comprehensive accounting of the losses (arranged by ship), descriptions of court cases involving important questions of law, and the disposition of claims. Also included are a glossary, a list of geographical locations mentioned in the text, and an overview of relevant acts of Congress, proclamations, treaties, and foreign decrees.
Author : Baylus C. Brooks
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 10,68 MB
Release : 2016-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1365258858
Over 2 lbs, with 614 pages of text, tables, and graphs! Do you know who "Blackbeard the Pirate" was? Probably not! Born into a substantial family in Bristol, the eldest son of Capt. Edward and Elizabeth Thache sailed for Jamaica with his family sometime before 1695. Capt. Edward Thache of St. Jago de la Vega or "Spanish Town" died there at age 47 while his son, Edward "Blackbeard" Thache Jr. joined the Royal Navy and fought in Queen Anne's War aboard HMS Windsor. Thache resembled more a Robber Baron of the early 20th century than a poor downtrodden member of Benjamin Hornigold's "Flying Gang" in the Bahamas - or even his "pupil." Capt. Charles Johnson's "A General History of the Pyrates" is a flawed historical work and much of what we have previously known about Blackbeard is simply not true. This book attempts to rediscover exactly who Blackbeard really was... and how he related to his maritime American "Pirate Nation!" Quite a few surprises are in store! Website: http: //baylusbrooks.com
Author : Juliette Benzoni
Publisher :
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 37,34 MB
Release : 1976
Category : French fiction
ISBN : 9780434066131
Author : Juliette Benzoni
Publisher : Putnam Publishing Group
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,50 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Author : Marcia E. Barss
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 25,28 MB
Release : 2022-01-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1039128661
Liza is the nine-year-old daughter of Joseph Barss Jr., captain of the privateer schooner Liverpool Packet. Her father promised she could sail with him sometime, but he won’t take her when he’s privateering, chasing and capturing American merchant ships during the War of 1812. Boys her age go to sea on sailing ships, but everyone says it’s not for girls. Liza’s determination to find a way to sail on a merchant ship may get her into a lot of trouble. Will she risk the danger for the thrill of sailing? During the War of 1812, privateer ships sailing out of Liverpool were licensed by the governor of Nova Scotia to capture American merchant ships along the North Atlantic coast. The privateers helped defend the coast, provided information for the Royal Navy, and disrupted the Americans’ supply line by capturing their merchant ships. The captured ships were brought to Halifax, where the ship and its cargo were auctioned off. In A Privateer's Promise, family life in the early nineteenth century is described through the eyes of a privateer’s young daughter. When privateers were on voyages for months at a time, their families managed the challenges of daily living, while always thinking of the men at sea and hoping for their safe return.
Author : James Stanier Clarke
Publisher :
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 44,52 MB
Release : 1803
Category : Europe
ISBN :
Contains a general and biographical history of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, with a variety of original papers on nautical subjects, under the guidance of several literary and professional men.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 11,7 MB
Release : 1803
Category :
ISBN :