Buccaneers of America (eBook)

Alexander O. Exquemelin (Autor)

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2012
240 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-13869-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Fascinating chronicle of the bands of plundering sea rovers who roamed the Caribbean and coastlines of Central America in the 17th century. Includes exploits of the infamous Henry Morgan and his burning of Panama City.

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A cross between genuine privateers, commissioned to defend a country's colonies and trade, and outright pirates, buccaneers were largely English, French, and Dutch adventurers who plied the waters among the Caribbean Islands and along the coasts of Central America, Venezuela, and Colombia more than 300 years ago. The activities of these bands of plundering sea rovers reached a peak in the second half of the seventeenth century, when this remarkable eyewitness account was first published (1678).Alexander Exquemelin, thought to be a Frenchman who enlisted with the buccaneers for a time, chronicles the bold feats of these raiders as they ravaged shipping and terrorized Caribbean settlements. Exquemelin provides fascinating details of the French presence in Hispaniola (now comprising the island nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic) describes the features of that country and its inhabitants, and comments at length on the origin of the buccaneers, vividly recounting their rules of conduct and way of life. These bold plunderers come across as shrewd strategists, crack shots, fine navigators, wild debauchers, and greedy adventurers who frequently engaged in vicious acts of cruelty. Among the figures in his rogues' gallery, none stands out more than the infamous Henry Morgan, whose exploits culminated in the seizure and burning of Panama City.A bestseller in its own time, The Buccaneers of America will fascinate any modern reader intrigued by piracy and by the often sordid history of European conflicts in the Caribbean and on the Spanish Main.

Inhalt

INTRODUCTION BY JACK BEECHINGTHE BUCCANEERS OF AMERICA

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.12.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Maritime
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 254 g
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Schlagworte: 1720 • 1725 • Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin • Anne Bonny • Bahamas • bannister • Blackbeard • Black Beard • Black Flag • black sails • black sam • black slaves • blue water • books on black sails • books on black sams • books on century pirates • books on pirate captains • books on pirate histories • books on pirate hunters • books on pirate 's lives • books on sea divers • books on treasure ships • books on underwater treasures • books on women pirates • bowden • calico jack • Captain Kidd • Careers • Caribbean • century pirates • charles vane • contemporary account • Corsairs • Crews • current day • Daniel Defoe • david cordingly • deep research • Deep sea • Diver • Dominican Republic • famous pirates • famous wreck • France • Golden Age • Golden Fleece • Henry Morgan • Hispaniola • Historical account • historical information • information provided • Jack Sparrow • john chatterton • john silver • Jolly Roger • late 17th • legendary pirate • maritime museum • merchant captain • merchant ships • merchant vessels • Nassau • North America • notorious pirates • Organized Crime • Piracy • pirate captains • Pirate History • pirate hunters • pirate life • pirate lore • pirate ships • pirate's life • pirate treasure • pirate vessel • pirating • pirating captains • pirating hunters • Plunder • privateers • pyrates • queen anne • robert kurson • Robert Louis • Robinson Crusoe • Royal Navy • sam bellamy • Scuba • sea divers • shadow divers • ship sunk • shipwrecks • spanish main • Spanish Succession • Staten Island • stede • sunken • Thatch • treasure hunters • Treasure Hunting • treasure ship • underwater treasure • women pirates • woodard • wooden legs • woodes • Woodward • wreck diving
• ISBN-10: 0-486-13869-0 / 0486138690
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-13869-5 / 9780486138695