Pirate nests and the rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740

Pirate nests and the rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740

Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia by the University of North Carolina Press, 2015.

xvi, 448 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.

910.453 H243 2015

(OCoLC)892879332

"Analyzing the rise and subsequent fall of international piracy from the perspective of colonial hinterlands, Mark G. Hanna explores the often overt support of sea marauders in maritime communities from the inception of England's burgeoning empire in the 1570s to its administrative consolidation by the 1740s. Although traditionally depicted as swashbuckling adventurers on the high seas, pirates played a crucial role on land. Far from a hindrance to trade, their enterprises contributed to commercial development and to the economic infrastructure of port towns"--provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Introduction: William Penn's piratical society -- The Elizabethan West Country, nursery for English seamen ... and pirates, 1570-1603 -- Piratical colonization, 1603-1655 -- Contesting Jamaica's future, 1655-1688 -- South Sea pirates sail north, 1674-1688 -- The rise of the Red Sea pirates, 1688-1696 -- The spirit of 1696, initiating imperial revolution -- Setting up for themselves, 1697-1701 -- George Larkin's tour, 1701-1703 -- Captain Quelch's warning, the transformation of pirate nests, 1704-1713 -- "Abandon'd wretches", rethinking the war on pirates, 1713-1740 -- Conclusion: Piratical societies, trends and lessons.
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