The pirates' pact : the secret alliances between history's most notorious buccaneers and colonial America

The pirates' pact : the secret alliances between history's most notorious buccaneers and colonial America / Douglas R. Burgess, Jr.

Author/creator	Burgess, Douglas R., Jr.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2009.
Description	xvi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Pirates--Atlantic Coast (U.S.) --History. Pirates--Caribbean Area --History. Piracy--Atlantic Coast (U.S.) --History. Piracy--Caribbean Area --History. Governors--United States --History. Governors--West Indies, British --History. Great Britain--Colonies --America --Administration. Great Britain--Colonies --West Indies --Administration.

Contents	Enemies of the human race -- Erring captains : state-sponsored piracy and its aftermath -- "His majesty's pleasure" : Henry Morgan and Jamaica -- Oddsfish! -- The pirate cabal -- King Baldridge and the Red Sea pirates -- Amity, liberty, and Thomas Tew -- Henry Every, "as yet an Englishman's friend" -- Trials and tribulations -- The most hated man in America -- Nemesis -- "Your loving friends" -- The despair of Lord Bellomont -- "That race of wicked men" -- Afterword : pirate patronage in the twenty-first century.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-290) and index.
LCCN	2008024451
ISBN	9780071474764 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0071474765 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9780071547635 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0071547630 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F 106 .B94 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold