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Title Statement | The pirate king: the strange adventures of Henry Avery and the birth of the Golden Age of Piracy / Sean Kingsley and Rex Cowan. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Strange adventures of Henry Avery and the birth of the Golden Age of Piracy |
Author | Kingsley, Sean |
Additional Contributors | Cowan, Rex |
Publication | New York: Pegasus Books,2024. |
Edition | First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
Extent of Item | xix, 265 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates |
ISBN | 9781639365951 (hardcover) |
Other Number | pr07316032 |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary | 'The Pirate King' is the incredible story of Henry Avery, or the Robin Hood of the Seas, who absconded with millions during the Golden Age of Piracy and who harbored an even greater secret. Sean Kingsley and Rex Cowan brilliantly tie Avery to the shadowy lives of two other icons of the early 18th century, including Daniel Defoe, the world-famous novelist and - as few people know - a deep-cover spy with more than 100 pseudonyms, and Archbishop Thomas Tenison, a Protestant with a hatred of Catholic France. |
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By Topic | Espionage--Great Britain |
Piracy--Economic aspects | |
Pirates--Biography--Great Britain | |
By Name | Avery, John,active 1695 |
By Genre | Biographies |
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