The Pirate World
A History of the Most Notorious Sea Robbers
The Pirate World
A History of the Most Notorious Sea Robbers
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Description
Bloomsbury presents The Pirate World by Angus Konstam, read by David Monteath
Highly illustrated with colour images and specially commissioned maps throughout, this is a unique exploration of the pirate world.
Often romanticised in print and on the silver screen, real-life pirates were a brutal menace that plagued the high seas. In this book, Angus Konstam separates myth from reality, tracing the history of piracy through the centuries, from the pirates who plagued the Ancient Egyptians to the Viking raids and on to the era of privateers.
He discusses the so-called 'Golden Age of Piracy' and colourful characters such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, before examining the West's initial encounters with Eastern pirates off the Chinese coast and the phenomenon of the modern pirate.
Table of Contents
1. Pirates of the Ancient World
2. Medieval Pirates
3. The Sea Dogs of the Renaissance
4. Mediterranean Corsairs
5. The Buccaneers
6. The Golden Age of Piracy
7. The Pirate Round
8. The Last of the Pirates
9. The Chinese Pirates
10. Modern Piracy
11. Pirates in Fiction
Conclusion
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 29 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Audiobook |
| Duration | 10 hours and 0 minutes |
| ISBN | 9781472879240 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Series | General Military |
| Short code | GNM |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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