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Pulitzer Prize finalist Colin Woodward’s The Pirate Republic is a riveting pirate story filled with gold, betrayal and double-dealing (Portland Press Herald) and is a historical biography of the exploits of an infamous Caribbean pirate.
In the early 1700s, the Pirate Republic was home to some of the greatest pirate captains, including Edward “Blackbeard” Teach, “Black Sam” Bellamy, and Charles Vane. Together with their fellow pirates – former sailors, indentured servants, and escaped slaves – this “flying gang” established a rough but unique democracy in the Bahamas, carving out their own free zone where servants were free, blacks could be equal citizens, and leaders were elected or removed by vote.
They cut trade routes, plundered slave ships, and severed Europe’s connection with the New World Empire. The Republic was successful for a brief but glorious period, and the pirates became heroes to the people.
Drawing on extensive research from British and American archives, award-winning author Colin Woodward tells the dramatic and untold story of the Pirate Republic, which shook the British and Spanish empires to their foundations, fomented democratic sentiment, and ultimately fueled the American Revolution.
Publisher: Mariner Books; First edition (June 30, 2008)
Language : English
Paperback : 400 pages
ISBN-10 : 015603462X
ISBN-13 : 978-0156034623
Product Weight: 12.8 oz
Dimensions: 5.31 x 0.69 x 8 inches
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