X marks the spot: the archaeology of piracy

"This collection piques the imagination with historical evidence about the actual exploits of pirates as revealed in the archaeological record. The recent discovery of the wreck of Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge off Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, has provoked scientists to ask, Wh...

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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Gainesville, Fla. [u.a.] Univ. Press of Florida 2006
Schriftenreihe:New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology
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Zusammenfassung:"This collection piques the imagination with historical evidence about the actual exploits of pirates as revealed in the archaeological record. The recent discovery of the wreck of Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge off Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, has provoked scientists to ask, What is a pirate? Were pirates sea-going terrorists, lawless rogues who plundered, smuggled, and illegally transported slaves, or legitimate corsairs and privateers? Highlighting such pirate vessels as the Speaker, which sailed in the Indian Ocean, and the Whydah, the first pirate shipwreck discovered in North America, the contributors analyze what constitutes a pirate ship and how it is different from a contemporary merchant or naval vessel."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-324) and index
Beschreibung:xxvi, 339 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:0813028752

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