Pirates & Privateers
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A gripping work of maritime history, Pirates & Privateers chronicles the golden age of seafaring outlaws and state-sanctioned raiders who terrorised the world's oceans from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Alexander Winston presents vivid accounts of notorious buccaneers and the privateers who sailed under letters of marque, drawing a sharp distinction between those who plundered for personal gain and those who did so in service of empire. With authoritative detail and a flair for dramatic narrative, the book illustrates the thin and often blurred line between piracy and patriotism on the high seas. Packed with historical incident and colourful characters, it remains an enduring account of an era when the ocean was both a battleground and a lawless frontier.
Author: Alexander Winston
Format: Paperback
Genre: Maritime history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A gripping work of maritime history, Pirates & Privateers chronicles the golden age of seafaring outlaws and state-sanctioned raiders who terrorised the world's oceans from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Alexander Winston presents vivid accounts of notorious buccaneers and the privateers who sailed under letters of marque, drawing a sharp distinction between those who plundered for personal gain and those who did so in service of empire. With authoritative detail and a flair for dramatic narrative, the book illustrates the thin and often blurred line between piracy and patriotism on the high seas. Packed with historical incident and colourful characters, it remains an enduring account of an era when the ocean was both a battleground and a lawless frontier.