Buccaneers of the Caribbean: how piracy forged an empire

"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 f...

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1. Verfasser: Latimer, Jon (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. Harvard Univ. Press 2009
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Zusammenfassung:"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"--From publisher description.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:342 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:9780674034037