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9780471758853

Blackbeard : America's Most Notorious Pirate

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  • ISBN13:

    9780471758853

  • ISBN10:

    047175885X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-06-05
  • Publisher: Wiley

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Summary

Blackbeard was the most fearsome pirate of his day-a man who terrorized the Caribbean and the Spanish Main, who dared to blockade Charleston, South Carolina, and who became, as a result, the most famous pirate of all. Drawing on the latest historical and archaeological findings-including the discovery of Blackbeard\'s flagship-Angus Konstam has produced the definitive biography of Blackbeard, from his pirate apprenticeship in the Caribbean to his gory death in a sea battle fought off North Carolina\'s Outer Banks. For anyone who enjoyed Under the Black Flag or The Pirate Hunter, this book will definitely be required reading.

Author Biography

Angus Konstam is a widely published author who has written several books on piracy, including The History of Pirates. A former naval officer and museum professional, he worked as a curator of weapons in the Tower of London and as the chief curator in the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida, before becoming a full-time historian and writer. An expert on weapons, shipwrecks, and piracy, he has advised several underwater archaeological groups (including the team working on Blackbeard's sunken flagship), and appears regularly on both the Discovery and the History channels. He now lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Table of Contents

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
A Date with History.
Chapter 1. The Pirate Apprentice.
Chapter 2. A Pirate’s Life.
Chapter 3. The Scourge of the Caribbean.
Chapter 4. Mixing with the Wrong Crowd.
Chapter 5. The Devil off Charles Town.
Chapter 6. A Cutthroat Business.
Chapter 7. The Lord of the Outer Banks.
Chapter 8. Trouble in the Colonies­­.
Chapter 9. The Last Battle.
Chapter 10. The Blackbeard Legacy.
Source Notes.
Selected Bibliography.
Index.

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