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    Raiders and Rebels: A History of the Golden Age of Piracy
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    Raiders and Rebels: A History of the Golden Age of Piracy
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    Raiders and Rebels: A History of the Golden Age of Piracy

    By Frank Sherry

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    “A dramatic tale. . . . Sherry brings the pirates vividly to life with his rousing telling of their daring cruises and outrageous feats. . . . I heartily recommend Raiders and Rebels to anyone who enjoys history, a tale of high adventure, the drama of human psychology, or just a rousing sea story.” — Oceans magazine

    The most authoritative history of piracy, Frank Sherry's rich and colorful account reveals the rise and fall of the real "raiders and rebels" who terrorized the seas.

    From 1692 to 1725 pirates sailed the oceans of the world, plundering ships laden with the riches of India, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. Often portrayed as larger-than-life characters, these outlaw figures and their bloodthirsty exploits have long been immortalized in fiction and film. But beneath the legends is the true story of these brigands—often common men and women escaping the social and economic restrictions of 18th-century Europe and America. Their activities threatened the beginnings of world trade and jeopardized the security of empires. And together, the author argues, they fashioned a surprisingly democratic society powerful enough to defy the world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 6, 2009
    ISBN9780061982651
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    Raiders and Rebels: A History of the Golden Age of Piracy
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    Frank Sherry

    Frank Sherry is a former journalist whose non-fiction work includes Pacific Passions: The European Struggle for Power in the Great Ocean in the Age of Exploration. He lives in Missouri.

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    • 5/5
      An unexpectedly excellent book on the Golden Age of Piracy, 1692-1725. As well as covering the cause and the characters, it puts the whole story in a simple geopolitical context. The 'golden age' refers to the upsurge in piracy towards the end of the 17th century and it was to end this scourge that the Royal Navy was expanded, both in size and scope of its operations, leading it to become "the instrument that created the British Empire."
    • 5/5
      The best history book I've ever read. This book reads more like a good novel than a list of what happened, and when. Sherry's descriptions of the pirates and their pursuers bring these men to life. His descriptions of the world in which the pirates lived, and his descriptions of the events that really happened, gives an understanding of the times the pirates were living in that you just can't get from other history texts. Pirates wanted freedom, and Frank Sherry makes you feel that need.