The Pirates' Pact: The Secret Alliances Between History's Most Notorious Buccaneers and Colonial America (INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP) - Hardcover

Burgess, Douglas R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071474765 ISBN 13: 9780071474764

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2008

Synopsis

The Secret Alliances Between History's Most Notorious Buccaneers and Colonial America

Was classical piracy an earlier version of state-sponsored terrorism?

Here's the story of how almost every well-known buccaneer of the “Golden Age of Piracy” enjoyed active sponsorship from England's governors in the American colonies- setting a pattern of official disobedience to the Crown that would ultimately contribute to the American push for independence. Relying on rare primary sources discovered in government archives in England, the Carolinas, Rhode Island, Jamaica, and elsewhere, Burgess combines true tales of derring-do with groundbreaking research in this fascinating history.

About this title

About the Author:

Douglas Burgess holds a J.D. with a Concentration in International Public Law from Cornell University and a Master's degree in International Law with a concentration in contemporary high-seas piracy. An award-winning writer of short historical fiction and nonfiction, he has been a member of the Steamship Historical Society of America since 1979 and researched this book for eight years. HOMETOWN: Providence, RI

Synopsis:

Delves into the sponsorship of buccaneers by England's governors in the American colonies, the disobedience to the Crown and its effects on America's push for independence, issues of bribery and kickbacks, and the battles fought in the "Golden Age of Piracy," in a study that profiles such infamous figures as Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, and others.

About this edition

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0071474765
• ISBN 13: 9780071474764
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320