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Synopsis
During this period, many Scots left their hard lives in places like Aberdeen, Stornoway and Orkney in order to find fortune, adventure and fame on the dangerous high seas of more exotic locations like Madagascar, Brazil or the Caribbean. Some, like Captain James Macrae from Ayr, became well-respected pirate hunters, champions of the law upon the ocean, and bravely faced many violent encounters and unsavoury characters. Others, such as John Gow from Orkney, were these unsavoury characters. Their dastardly deeds captured the imagination of the Scottish public and this morbid fascination is reflected in the work of Scottish writers like Daniel Defoe and Robert Louis Stevenson. Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island, among others, cemented the notoriety of the pirate in the public mind. Graham explores all these elements of Scotland's participation in piracy and provides a fascinating and enlightening account of the lifestyle of those who followed the skull and cross bones, often to their death on the gallows. Gripping and entertaining, The Seawolves shows a different, darker side to the famously enterprising Scot.
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About the Author
Eric Graham is a historical researcher and writer. He is a founding member of the Early Scottish Maritime History Exchange (ESME) and an Honorary Post Doctoral Research Fellow at the Scottish Centre for the Diaspora, University of Edinburgh. He has published widely on Scottish maritime history and lives in Edinburgh.
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- PublisherBirlinn Ltd
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 184158388X
- ISBN 13 9781841583884
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages272
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8vo, xxx, 223pp, Illustrated, Hardback with Dust Jacket both in Use - like New condition. - Pirate Captains; Henry 'Long Ben' Avery, Stede Bonnet, John Bowen, Howell Davis, Edward England, John Gow (alias Smith), Walter Kennedy, William Kidd, Oliver 'La Bouche' Levasseur, Bartholomew 'Black Bart' Roberts, John Taylor, Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach or Thatch or Drummond). Seller Inventory # 18697
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