The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down

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This book is a terrific read and chock full of details. The writing is terrific and there's about a handful of illustrations for good reference. A real swash-buckling page-turner. A very good lesson in geography and the facts about priates.

The republic of pirates chronicles the start, evolution and decline of caribbean piracy. This book is great for any pirate lover or historian.

Hms lonesome eagle was a pirate ship of the 17th century. Captain gray beard was elected by his crew to lead the ship. The captain would often be given a token payment for the cargo or he and his crew would be set ashore somewhere desolate after the p... Read More

Woodard explains how piracy and privateering were natural responses to an oppressive system. Provides enough background to allow the reader to understand the geopolitical dynamics which fostered the development of these pirate communities.

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I came away from this book not much more enlightened than when i started. It seems to me that woodard had a great prospectus and sold the book based on it, and then found there was not much to write about. The author's pirate sagas are repetitive in n... Read More

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I was very impressed at the details and accuracy this author wrote

All of this along with the description of the lives of those tasked with ending piracy and those that committed it presented a ... Read More

To deal with the pirates the bt8tish crown tried leniency and then used force by recruiting a pirate themselves

There you withdraw spanish doubloons from the ships treasure chest and trade with the merchant king for this treasure map the r... Read More

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This product had a total of 2,548 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 14 2023.