| Title Statement |
Enemies of all: the rise and fall of the Golden Age of Piracy / Richard Blakemore. |
| Author |
Blakemore, Richard, 1987- |
| Publication |
New York: Pegasus Books,2024. |
| Edition |
First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
| Extent of Item |
xvi, 316 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates |
| ISBN |
9781639366330 (hardcover) |
| Other Number |
pr07478451 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"A masterful narrative history of the dangerous lives of pirates during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, revealing their unique impact on colonialism and empire. The pirates that exist in our imagination are not just any pirates. Violent sea-raiding has occurred in most parts of the world throughout history, but our popular stereotype of pirates has been defined by one historical moment: the period from the 1660s to the 1730s, the so-called "golden age of piracy." A groundbreaking history of pirates, Enemies of All combines narrative adventure with deeply researched analysis, engrossing readers in the rise of piracy in the later seventeenth century, the debates about piracy in contemporary law and popular media, as well as the imperial efforts to suppress piracy in the early eighteenth century"--Dust jacket flap. |
| Subjects & Genres |
| By Topic |
Piracy--History--17th century |
| Piracy--History--18th century |
| Pirates--History--17th century |
| Pirates--History--18th century |
