Flying the black flag : a brief history of piracy / Alfred S. Bradford ; illustrated by Pamela M. Bradford.
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نصالناشر:Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007وصف:xii, 210 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
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- 0275977811 (hbk)
- 9780275977818 (hbk)
- G535 B73 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-204) and index.
Pt. I. Greek piracy -- 1. Odysseus : hero and pirate -- 2. Greeks and Barbarians -- 3. Greek vs. Greek -- 4. Greek vs. Macedonian -- Pt. II. The Romans -- 5. The Romans take decisive action -- 6. The pirates of Cilicia -- 7. The scourge of the Mediterranean -- 8. The end of Mediterranean piracy -- Pt. III. The vikings -- 9. "From merciless invaders ..." -- 10. The Rus -- 11. Conversion and containment -- Pt. IV. The worldwide struggle against piracy -- 12. The Buccaneers -- 13. Tortuga and the pirate utopia -- 14. Henry Morgan -- 15. The raid on Panama -- 16. The infamous captain Kidd -- Pt. V. The Barbary pirates -- 17. Crescent and cross in the Mediterranean -- 18. War by other means -- Pt. VI. Pirates of the South China Coast -- 19. Out of poverty and isolation -- 20. The dragon lady -- Pt. VII. To the shores of Tripoli -- 21. New nation, new victim -- 22. "Preble and his boys" -- 23. The marines go ashore -- 24. The end of Mediterranean piracy ... -- Pt. VIII. Conclusions and reflections -- 25. How pirates are made -- 26. Pirates and terrorists.
"From Odysseus - the original pirate of literature and lore - through Blackbeard and the feared pirates of the Spanish Main, this book reveals the strategies and methods pirates used to cheat, lie, kill, and rob their way into the historical record, wreaking terror in their bloody wakes."--BOOK JACKET.
