Pirates of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Mediterranean

by Adrian Tinniswood

Book Overview

The stirring story of the seventeenth-century pirates of the Mediterranean-the forerunners of today's bandits of the seas-and how their conquests shaped the clash between Christianity and Islam. It's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159448774X
• ISBN13: 9781594487743
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 343 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher