Buccaneers of the Caribbean How Piracy Forged an Empire |
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| Author:
| Latimer, Jon |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-05417-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $59.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.