| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xx, 343 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-333) and index. |
| Contents |
Prosperity at sea: the Mediterranean world -- Where are the days?: the making of a pirate -- Hellfire is prepared: turning Turk on the Barbary Coast -- The land hath far too little ground: Danseker the Dutchman -- Your majesty's new creature: pardons and pragmatism under James I -- Rich caskets of home-spun valour: fighting back against the pirates -- Treacherous intents: the English send a fleet against Algiers -- Fishers of men: The sack of Baltimore -- Woeful slavery: William Rainborow's 1637 expedition to Morocco -- The yoke of bondage: a slave's story -- Deliverance: the liberation of Barbary captives -- The greatest scourge to the Algerines: the occupation of Tangier -- Breaches of faith: making peace with Barbary -- No part of England: The evacuation of Tangier -- The king's agent: Life in late-seventeenth century Tripoli -- The last corsair: colonialism, conquest, and the end of the Barbary pirates. |
| Subject |
Pirates -- Mediterranean Region -- History -- 17th century.
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Pirates -- Africa, North -- History -- 17th century.
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Mediterranean Region -- History -- 1517-1789.
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Africa, North -- History -- 1517-1882.
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| ISBN |
9781594487743 |
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159448774X |
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