Pirates of the British Isles

by Joel H. Baer

From Blackbeard, to the pirates' pirate, Black Bart, this book encapsulates the true story of the 'golden age of piracy' and how it ended. Pirates are usually thought of as dashing, freedom loving rogues with contempt for the law and its minions. The mythical hero of the golden age of piracy (c.1660-c.1730) lived for the moment, so goes the myth, and the devil take the consequences. Joel Baer shows how false a notion this really is and how aware freebooters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752423045
• ISBN13: 9780752423043
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Tempus
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"