Buccaneers and Privateers
The Story of the English Sea Rover, 1675-1725
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ISBN-13:
9781611493870
Veröffentl:
2012
Einband:
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Erscheinungsdatum:
01.07.2012
Seiten:
202
Autor:
Richard Frohock
Gewicht:
488 g
Format:
235x157x17 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book takes a fresh look at English buccaneering and privateering literature from the Golden Age of Piracy and includes discussion of well-known figures such as Sir Henry Morgan as well as more obscure figures like Captain George Cusack.
Acknowledgments and Permissions List of Illustrations Introduction Chapter 1: The Word and the Grand Pirate, George Cusack Chapter 2: "The Usual Atrocities:" Narrating Henry Morgan's Raid on Panama City Chapter 3: Exquemelin in England: The Literary Transformation of Henry Morgan Chapter 4: Captain Bartholomew Sharp and the "Sacred Hunger for Gold" Chapter 5: Reconsidering William Dampier's Vision Chapter 6: Consummate Privateers: Edward Cooke and Woodes Rogers Chapter 7: The Return of the Buccaneer in the Voyage Narratives of Shelvocke and Betagh Bibliography Author Biography
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