The Corsair King
Author : Charles E. Averill
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Page : 104 pages
File Size : 29,7 MB
Release : 1847
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Author : Charles E. Averill
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Page : 104 pages
File Size : 29,7 MB
Release : 1847
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Author : Mór Jókai
Publisher : Publio Kiadó Kft.
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 43,68 MB
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Category : Fiction
ISBN : 963397173X
The storm had spent itself, the sea was calm again, and on its smooth surface tossed empty casks and shattered masts,—the monuments of shipwrecked vessels. The stormy petrels had vanished with the tempest, and the flying fish were now making their clumsy leaps from wave to wave,—a sign of fair weather. A brigantine which had outlived the gale was moving slowly over the almost unrippled surface of the water; all hands were engaged in repairing the damage occasioned by the storm; temporary masts were rigged, sails trimmed, the crew worked fairly hanging in the air; for the ship had heeled far over,—a proof that her ballast had shifted during the tempest. With the exception of the blows of the carpenter's hammer, and the creaking of the pumps, nothing was heard save the voice of the captain, who stood leaning against the mainmast trying to ascertain on a chart the place to which he had been driven by the storm. The movements of the needle were scrutinized more and more carefully, while from time to time, the voice of an officer taking soundings, echoed on the air. At last the captain's finger stopped on a group of islands and he said quietly: "We are off the Ladrones." At the same moment a sailor on the mast-head shouted: "Land!" Without the slightest change of expression, the captain repeated: "The Ladrones."
Author : Mór Jókai
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Page : 202 pages
File Size : 43,45 MB
Release : 1901
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Author : Brian Ruckley
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 27,41 MB
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 031635693X
A thrilling new novella about the daring exploits of the Free, the most feared mercenary company the world has ever known. The Free are the most feared mercenary company the world has ever known. For years they've sold their martial and magical skills to the highest bidder, winning countless victories that have overthrown kings and shaken empires. Yulan is a newcomer to their ranks, keen to prove himself worthy of the Free's name. When corsair marauders ravage the Hommetic Kingdom's coastline, Yulan gets his chance. His mission is simple: travel to the corsairs' island fortress, persuade their self-proclaimed king to sign a peace treaty, then head home with sword unbloodied. Yet the crumbling fortress holds many secrets, and blades speak louder than words. Soon Yulan must fight not just for the glory of the Free, but for his very survival.
Author : E. Hamilton Currey
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 14,86 MB
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : History
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"Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean: The grand period of the Moslem corsairs" is a book about a fewer-known period in European history - the sea wars between the Turkish empire and the European powers. The author pays special attention to the fleet led by Andria Doria that fought the Turks off Crete.
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Page : 864 pages
File Size : 12,70 MB
Release : 1901
Category : American literature
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Page : 956 pages
File Size : 32,26 MB
Release : 1901
Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
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Author : Richard Baker
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,34 MB
Release : 2010-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0786956151
Cross swords with pirates in New York Times best-selling author Richard Baker’s latest adventure! When pirates threaten his home, Geran is elected by the city council to track the blood-thirsty pirates to their hidden base, infiltrate them, and find a way to stop them before it’s too late. But the pirates are motivated by more than greed. Kin to his enemies, they seek a deeper revenge, one Geran only begins to glimpse when they kidnap the woman he loves.
Author : Bernard Capp
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 23,7 MB
Release : 2022-04-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0192671804
British Slaves and Barbary Corsairs is the first comprehensive study of the thousands of Britons captured and enslaved in North Africa in the early modern period, an issue of intense contemporary concern but almost wholly overlooked in modern histories of Britain. The study charts the course of victims' lives from capture to eventual liberation, death in Barbary, or, for a lucky few, escape. After sketching the outlines of Barbary's government and society, and the world of the corsairs, it describes the trauma of the slave-market, the lives of galley-slaves and labourers, and the fate of female captives. Most captives clung on to their Christian faith, but a significant minority apostatized and accepted Islam. For them, and for Britons who joined the corsairs voluntarily, identity became fluid and multi-layered. Bernard Capp also explores in depth how ransoms were raised by private and public initiatives, and how redemptions were organised by merchants, consuls, and other intermediaries. With most families too poor to raise any ransom, the state came under intense pressure to intervene. From the mid-seventeenth century, the navy played a significant role in 'gunboat diplomacy' that eventually helped end the corsair threat. The Barbary corsairs posed a challenge to most European powers, and the study places the British story within the wider context of Mediterranean slavery, which saw Moors and Christians as both captors and captives.
Author : Jessie Peabody Frothingham
Publisher :
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 48,61 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Pirates
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