Pirates on the Chesapeake: Being a True History of Pirates, Picaroons, and Raiders on Chesapeake Bay, 1610-1807 [Hardcover]

Donald G. Shomette (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Tidewater Publishers; 1st edition (October 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870333437
• ISBN-13: 978-0870333439
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,683 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arrrgh ! A Staggeringly Good Read !, July 6, 2005

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J&K "vtrock" (Vermont) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pirates on the Chesapeake: Being a True History of Pirates, Picaroons, and Raiders on Chesapeake Bay, 1610-1807 (Hardcover)

A tremendous book. If you have any interest in the material - buy it. The stories are superbly told and really capture the flavor of the time through liberal use of original documents. This is a scholarly work that manages to still have fascinating stories within. Pirates who turn themselves in after escaping jail after completing a mysterious "mission" or the sad tale of a pirate whose kindness to those captured by his ship didn't spare him the hangman's noose are all part of this well documented book. Great material including a wonderfully funny ongoing fued between a frustrated Governor and a Royal Ship Captain and their bureaucratic wranglings. I read this on vaction on the Elk River on the Chesapeake - just a great read.

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, informative, my favorite book by far. WHENS THE MOVIE, February 25, 1998

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This review is from: Pirates on the Chesapeake: Being a True History of Pirates, Picaroons, and Raiders on Chesapeake Bay, 1610-1807 (Hardcover)

When I saw the book"Pirates on the Chesapeake" , I new it had to be a good book. But, BOY! was I surprised when I picked it up and couldn't put it down. I even gave copies for presents. I felt like I was there. This book would make a great movie or documentary and IT SHOULD! Full of history. I can still here the cannons and see the sails.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sets the Standard, January 22, 2002

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terry turner (Germantown, md United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pirates on the Chesapeake: Being a True History of Pirates, Picaroons, and Raiders on Chesapeake Bay, 1610-1807 (Hardcover)

Very easy read. Enjoyable and very well documented. It is in this book that the names of the ships that were used to hunt down Blackbeard are revealed. Nearly every book on the subject of American Colonial Pirate actions that has come out in the last 15 years has been heavily influenced by this work. I have also used it as a guide to visit many of the naval battle sites. It is wonderful. I wish the author would turn his talents to other geographical locations.