{"product_id":"barbary-pirate-greg-bak-9780750943505","title":"Barbary Pirate: The Life and Crimes of John Ward, the Most Infamous Privateer of His Time","description":"The first 50 years of John Ward's life were those of an ordinary seaman. But in 1603 he celebrated his half-century by leading a mass desertion from the Navy of James I of England, stealing a vessel, and defecting to the Ottoman Empire's outpost at Tunis. There he set himself up as a privateer under the protection of the Pasha of Tunis, rejuvenated the Muslim Barbary Corsairs, and lead them in a series of successful attacks against Christian shipping. Wealthy as a lord, Ward purchased a palatial mansion and set up a mock court in which he presided over a scruffy band of English and European renegades, issuing decrees and receiving obeisance like a king. Ward was infamous in Europe--he was regarded as a Judas to his country--and his conversion to Islam towards the end of his life was the ultimate scandal. This compelling story reveals a man whose rejection of conventional morality led to power, wealth, and a happy if unusual retirement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Greg Bak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0750943505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780750943505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Greg Bak","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965734273279,"sku":"9780750943505","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ce0b932-8c51-4574-bfef-e82db0ff4db4.jpg?v=1767284443","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/barbary-pirate-greg-bak-9780750943505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}