Ebook: Pirates: a History

More than just a history of the real 'pirates of the Caribbean', Pirates: A History explores piracy from ancient times to the present day, from the bloodthirsty Viking raiders who terrorised northern Europe to the legendary female Chinese pirate of the 1920s, Lai Choi San. In this history we see how thin the line was between a royalty chartered privateer and a pirate, most notably epitomised by Francis Drake. Then there were the Renegades: Europeans captured by the Barbary corsairs who converted to Islam and became pirate captains in their own right. Some were simply cut-throat drunkards, but.;Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 The Pirate World; 2 From Classical Piracy to the Medieval Mediterranean; 3 Piracy in the Northern World; 4 The Elizabethan Sea Rovers and the Jacobean Pirates; 5 Buccaneers of the Caribbean; 6 The Madagascar Men; 7 Death to the Pirates; 8 The Barbary Corsairs of North Africa; 9 Pirates of the Eastern Seas; 10 The Road to Modern Piracy; Epilogue; Abbreviations; Definitions; List of Illustrations; Maps; Notes; Bibliography; Copyright.