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Author : Ralph Delahaye Paine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Privateers of '76 written by Ralph Delahaye Paine and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ralph Delahaye Paine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (371 download)
Download or read book Privateers of '76 written by Ralph Delahaye Paine and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Fred F. Cook
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (732 download)
Download or read book Privateers of '76 written by Fred F. Cook and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the exciting story of the privateers of '76, the ships manned by private citizens who fought so bravely and did so much to help with the revolutionary war.
Author : Edgar Stanton Maclay
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A History of American Privateers written by Edgar Stanton Maclay and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Head (Ph. D.)
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820348643
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Privateers of the Americas written by David Head (Ph. D.) and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Privateers of the Americas examines raids on Spanish shipping conducted from the United States during the early 1800s. These activities were sanctioned by, and conducted on behalf of, republics in Spanish America aspiring to independence from Spain. Among the available histories of privateering, there is no comparable work. Because privateering further complicated international dealings during the already tumultuous Age of Revolution, the book also offers a new perspective on the diplomatic and Atlantic history of the early American republic. Seafarers living in the United States secured commissions from Spanish American nations, attacked Spanish vessels, and returned to sell their captured cargoes (which sometimes included slaves) from bases in Baltimore, New Orleans, and Galveston and on AmeliaIsland. Privateers sold millions of dollars of goods to untold numbers of ordinary Americans. Their collective enterprise involved more than a hundred vessels and thousands of people—not only ships’ crews but also investors, merchants, suppliers, and others. They angered foreign diplomats, worried American officials, and muddied U.S. foreign relations. David Head looks at how Spanish American privateering worked and who engaged in it; how the U.S. government responded; how privateers and their supporters evaded or exploited laws and international relations; what motivated men to choose this line of work; and ultimately, what it meant to them to sail for the new republics of Spanish America. His findings broaden our understanding of the experience of being an American in a wider world. DAVID HEAD is an assistantprofessor of history at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. Cover design: Erin Kirk New Cover illustration: Early American Places logo The University of Georgia Press Athens, Georgia 30602 www.ugapress.org ISBN (paper) 978-0-8203-4864-3
Author : Roger Marsters
Publisher : Formac Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0887806449
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (878 download)
Download or read book Bold Privateers written by Roger Marsters and published by Formac Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bold Privateers is a collection of fascinating stories of the era's notorious privateers. It recalls the exploits of privateer captains, their fortunes and failures, reveals the importance of booty hunting during war.
Author : William Gilkerson
Publisher : Tundra Books
ISBN 13 : 1770490825
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (74 download)
Download or read book A Thousand Years of Pirates written by William Gilkerson and published by Tundra Books. This book was released on 2010-01-18 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For as long as they’ve existed, pirates have conjured up visions of high-seas adventure and skullduggery, sea chases and bloody battles, dangerous coastal lairs and buried treasure. Rightly so, for ever since ships have carried valuable cargo, pirates have enraged monarchs and struck terror into the hearts of honest seamen with their willingness to risk life and limb for an undeserved share of the riches. Whether the cargo was gold or silver, spices or silks, animal or human, there have always been villains ruthless enough to kill or be hanged for it. From the days of the Vikings to the present and in all the oceans of the world, pirates have made their presence known and feared. Recorded here are their stories along with striking images of ships, storms at sea, and secret harbors where “black ships” could be re-stocked and refitted. Award-winning author and artist William Gilkerson has spent years researching and painting their colorful history. From the terrible Black Beard to the fascinating Granuaile, or Grace O’Malley as the English called her, they have come to life under his brush. One can almost hear the creak of timbers, the snap of canvas while turning the pages. This gift book is a rich treasure in its own right. From the Hardcover edition.
Author : Edward Phillips Statham
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Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Privateers and Privateering written by Edward Phillips Statham and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lindley S. Butler
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469625989
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)
Download or read book Pirates, Privateers, and Rebel Raiders of the Carolina Coast written by Lindley S. Butler and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North Carolina possesses one of the longest, most treacherous coastlines in the United States, and the waters off its shores have been the scene of some of the most dramatic episodes of piracy and sea warfare in the nation's history. Now, Lindley Butler brings this fascinating aspect of the state's maritime heritage vividly to life. He offers engaging biographical portraits of some of the most famous pirates, privateers, and naval raiders to ply the Carolina waters. Covering 150 years, from the golden age of piracy in the 1700s to the extraordinary transformation of naval warfare ushered in by the Civil War, Butler sketches the lives of eight intriguing characters: the pirate Blackbeard and his contemporary Stede Bonnet; privateer Otway Burns and naval raider Johnston Blakeley; and Confederate raiders James Cooke, John Maffitt, John Taylor Wood, and James Waddell. Penetrating the myths that have surrounded these legendary figures, he uncovers the compelling true stories of their lives and adventures.
Author : United States. Naval History Division
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1384 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Naval Documents of the American Revolution written by United States. Naval History Division and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 1384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : C. Keith Wilbur
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762774606
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)
Download or read book Pirates & Patriots of the Revolution written by C. Keith Wilbur and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1984-08-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the how 2,000 privately armed Yankee vessels captured 16 British warships and almost 3,000 merchantmen during the Revolution.
Author : United States. Naval History Division
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1384 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book Naval Documents of the American Revolution: American theatre: October 1, 1777-December 31, 1977. European theatre: October 1, 1777-December 31, 1977 written by United States. Naval History Division and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 1384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Benerson Little
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597972916
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (979 download)
Download or read book Pirate Hunting written by Benerson Little and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For thousands of years pirates, privateers, and seafaring raiders have terrorized the ocean voyager and coastal inhabitant, plundering ship and shore with impunity. From the victim's point of view, these attackers were not the rebellious, romantic rulers of Neptune's realm, but savage beasts to be eradicated, and those who went to sea to stop them were heroes. Engaging and meticulously detailed, Pirate Hunting chronicles the fight against these plunderers from ancient times to the present and illustrates the array of tactics and strategies that individuals and governments have employed to secure the seas. Benerson Little lends further dimension to this unending battle by including the history of piracy and privateering, ranging from the Mycenaean rovers to the modern pirates of Somalia. He also introduces associated naval warfare; maritime commerce and transportation; the development of speed under oar, sail, and steam; and the evolution of weaponry. More than just a vivid account of the war that seafarers and pirates have waged, Pirate Hunting is invaluable reading in a world where acts of piracy are once more a significant threat to maritime commerce and voyagers. It will appeal to readers interested in the history of piracy, anti-piracy operations, and maritime, naval, and military history worldwide.
Author : N. A. M. Rodger
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1783270985
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)
Download or read book Strategy and the Sea written by N. A. M. Rodger and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2016 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important book, presenting the latest insights by the leading world authorities on naval history. This book presents a wide range of new research on many aspects of naval strategy in the early modern and modern periods. Among the themes covered are the problems of naval manpower, the nature of naval leadership and naval officers, intelligence, naval training and education, and strategic thinking and planning. The book is notable for giving extensive consideration to navies other than those of Britain, its empire and the United States. It explores a number of fascinating subjects including how financial difficulties frustrated the attempts by Louis XIV's ministers to build a strong navy; how the absence of centralised power in the Dutch Republic had important consequences for Dutch naval power; how Hitler's relationship with his admirals severely affected German naval strategy during the Second World War; and many more besides. The book is a Festschrift in honour of John B. Hattendorf, for more than thirty years Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History at the US Naval War College and an influential figure in naval affairs worldwide. N.A.M. Rodger is Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. J. Ross Dancy is Assistant Professor of Military History at Sam Houston State University. Benjamin Darnell is a D.Phil. candidate at New College, Oxford. Evan Wilson is Caird Senior Research Fellow at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Contributors: Tim Benbow, Peter John Brobst, Jaap R. Bruijn, Olivier Chaline, J. Ross Dancy, Benjamin Darnell, James Goldrick, Agustín Guimerá, Paul Kennedy, Keizo Kitagawa, Roger Knight, AndrewD. Lambert, George C. Peden, Carla Rahn Phillips, Werner Rahn, Paul M. Ramsey, Duncan Redford, N.A.M. Rodger, Jakob Seerup, Matthew S. Seligmann, Geoffrey Till, Evan Wilson
Author : Marcus Rediker
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807095389
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Villains of All Nations written by Marcus Rediker and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2011-04-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Villains of All Nations explores the 'Golden Age' of Atlantic piracy (1716-1726) and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates. Rediker introduces us to the dreaded black flag, the Jolly Roger; swashbuckling figures such as Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard; and the unnamed, unlimbed pirate who was likely Robert Louis Stevenson's model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island. This history shows from the bottom up how sailors emerged from deadly working conditions on merchant and naval ships, turned pirate, and created a starkly different reality aboard their own ships, electing their officers, dividing their booty equitably, and maintaining a multinational social order. The real lives of this motley crew-which included cross-dressing women, people of color, and the'outcasts of all nations'-are far more compelling than contemporary myth.
Author : William C. Davis
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547350759
Total Pages : 735 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (473 download)
Download or read book The Pirates Laffite written by William C. Davis and published by HMH. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 735 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “engrossing and exciting” account of legendary New Orleans privateers Pierre and Jean Laffite and their adventures along the Gulf Coast (Booklist, starred review). At large during the most colorful period in New Orleans’ history, from just after the Louisiana Purchase through the War of 1812, privateers Jean and Pierre Laffite made life hell for Spanish merchants on the Gulf. Pirates to the US Navy officers who chased them, heroes to the private citizens who shopped for contraband at their well-publicized auctions, the brothers became important members of a filibustering syndicate that included lawyers, bankers, merchants, and corrupt US officials. But this allegiance didn’t stop the Laffites from becoming paid Spanish spies, disappearing into the fog of history after selling out their own associates. William C. Davis uncovers the truth about two men who made their names synonymous with piracy and intrigue on the Gulf.
Author : Leonidas Mylonakis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0755606701
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (556 download)
Download or read book Piracy in the Eastern Mediterranean written by Leonidas Mylonakis and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did British, French and Russian gunboats pacify the notoriously corsair-infested waters of the Eastern Mediterranean? This book charts the changing rates and nature of piracy in the Eastern Mediterranean in the nineteenth century. Using Ottoman, Greek and other archival sources, it shows that far from ending with the introduction European powers to the region, piracy continued unabated. The book shows that political reforms and changes in the regional economy caused by the accelerated integration of the Mediterranean into the expanding global economy during the third quarter of the century played a large role in ongoing piracy. It also considers imperial power struggles, ecological phenomena, shifting maritime trade routes, revisions in international maritime law, and changes in the regional and world economy to explain the fluctuations in violence at sea.
