Pirates and Piracy (Dover Maritime Books) (Paperback)

by E. Keble Chatterton (Author)

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Stirring true tales of real, high-seas treachery abound in this compulsively readable narrative of corsairs, freebooters, and privateers. From the Norsemen and the pirates of the Levant and the China Seas, to Edward Teach (Blackbeard), Captain Kidd, and Henry Morgan, these stories of men who took to pirating range far across time and place. 16 illustrations.

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Product Details Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Dover Publications (March 24, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0486448606 ISBN-13: 978-0486448602 Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,600,376 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 4.0 out of 5 stars Uber Britannia, June 25, 2007 By  David Stapleton (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)       Not your run of the mill pirate history, the author covers a broad range from the Vikings through the South Sea pirates. There is a certain flavor of pulp fiction to the prose and I'm afraid at least a little bit of fictionalization in the content. The narrative is entertaining, though, and most readers will enjoy this glimpse into pirate history (circa 1914). I am a firm believer that a balanced view of history can only be achieved by reading all viewpoints and understanding where the authors' viewpoint originates. Chatterton is about as British as they come and the slant on the content is fairly clear. That said, if you can get past the Pax Britannia imperialist attitude of the author, you will find some glimpses of pirate history that are seldom seen. Much of the book focuses on piracy in the Mediterranean and the Barbary Corsairs. The author covers the various efforts to suppress them, the successes and failures of all Christian nations up to their eventual elimination by the British navy. Many of the well known names, like the Barbarossa brothers, Morgan, Teach, Kidd and Avery are favored with chapters. The author, also, provides accounts of the depredations of a number of pirates from the 19th century, including the infamous De Soto. My bottom line is that this is a reasonably entertaining book that includes a good deal of information I have not seen covered in many of the other books that I have read. The author's viewpoint is not unbiased and there is a certain element of fiction in the prose, so the content needs to be viewed as having value but being somewhat less than a verity. P-)		Ad feedback   Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (March 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486448606
• ISBN-13: 978-0486448602
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,600,376 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Uber Britannia, June 25, 2007

By	David Stapleton (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Not your run of the mill pirate history, the author covers a broad range from the Vikings through the South Sea pirates. There is a certain flavor of pulp fiction to the prose and I'm afraid at least a little bit of fictionalization in the content. The narrative is entertaining, though, and most readers will enjoy this glimpse into pirate history (circa 1914).

I am a firm believer that a balanced view of history can only be achieved by reading all viewpoints and understanding where the authors' viewpoint originates. Chatterton is about as British as they come and the slant on the content is fairly clear. That said, if you can get past the Pax Britannia imperialist attitude of the author, you will find some glimpses of pirate history that are seldom seen.

Much of the book focuses on piracy in the Mediterranean and the Barbary Corsairs. The author covers the various efforts to suppress them, the successes and failures of all Christian nations up to their eventual elimination by the British navy.

Many of the well known names, like the Barbarossa brothers, Morgan, Teach, Kidd and Avery are favored with chapters. The author, also, provides accounts of the depredations of a number of pirates from the 19th century, including the infamous De Soto.

My bottom line is that this is a reasonably entertaining book that includes a good deal of information I have not seen covered in many of the other books that I have read. The author's viewpoint is not unbiased and there is a certain element of fiction in the prose, so the content needs to be viewed as having value but being somewhat less than a verity.
P-)