The Pirate Wars by Peter Earle

The Pirate Wars

Peter Earle

304 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced
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The Pirate Wars takes the romantic fable of oceangoing Robin Hoods sailing under the "banner of King Death" and contrasts it with the murderous reality of robbery, torture, and murder on the high seas. Noted maritime historian Peter Earle charts c...

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