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Author Bak, Greg, 1969-

Title Barbary Pirate : The Life and Crimes of John Ward, the Most Infamous Privateer of His Time / Greg Bak.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : The History Press, [2010]
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Summary In 1603 John Ward, a sailor in James VI & I’s navy, led a mass desertion, stole a civilian vessel from Portsmouth, and defected to the Ottoman Empire at Tunis. From there, his unbridled and brutal piracy saw him become the most infamous and feared privateer of his time, revelling in ill-gotten wealth ashore and finally—in the ultimate rejection of his native land—embracing Islam. Seen as a Judas bent on undermining all Christendom, he became a prize with a price on his head and was pursued by pirate-hunters across the Mediterranean. While to his contemporaries Ward was the blackest of villains, to later generations his exploits are the stuff of legend. Greg Bak uncovers the truth and tells the compelling story of a man who rose from nothing to become a brilliant naval commander and a spectacularly successful, if amoral, entrepreneur.
System Details System requirements: Adobe Digital editions.
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Subject Ward, John, active 1603-1615.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.
Pirates -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Bak, Greg, 1969- Barbary pirate. Stroud : History, 2010. 9780752451619 (DLC)2010513210
Standard No. 9780752496665
ISBN 9780752496665 (e-pub)
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