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Buccaneers of the Caribbean: How Piracy Forged an Empire
Buccaneers of the Caribbean How Piracy Forged an Empire
Author: Jon Latimer
During the seventeenth century, sea raiders known as buccaneers controlled the Caribbean. Buccaneers were not pirates but privateers, licensed to attack the Spanish by the governments of England, France, and Holland. Jon Latimer charts the exploits of these men who followed few rules as they forged new empires. Lacking effective naval power, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674034037
ISBN-10: 0674034031
Publication Date: 6/1/2009
Pages: 368
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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