On the Account: Piracy and the Americas, 1766-1834

by Joseph Gibbs

Book Overview

In addition to being commercialised and romanticised, piracy's history has also been distorted, with many works straying far from the facts recorded in the Age of Sail. In this book, author Joseph Gibbs goes back to many of the original materials about those who went "on the account" (a classic euphemism for piracy) to deliver an engaging, closely interpreted anthology of seven decades of primary sources. The text comprises original monographs, handbills,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845194764
• ISBN13: 9781845194765
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.5"