Privateers & Pirates 1730 1830 by Konstam, Angus

Privateers & Pirates 1730 1830 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781841760162)

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Format: Paperback
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Privateers & Pirates 1730 1830 by Konstam, Angus

Privateers & Pirates 1730 1830

$21.00
Privateers & Pirates 1730 1830 by Konstam, Angus

Privateers & Pirates 1730 1830

$21.00
Format: Paperback
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Following the pirate scourge of the early 18th century, many sea captains took to privateering as a means of making money. A form of nationally sponsored piracy, it reached its peak during the American Revolution (1763-1776), when the fledgling American navy had to rely on privateers to disrupt British shipping between England and the rebellious colonies. Following peace in 1815, many former privateers turned to piracy, spawning the last great piratical wave, which would last for a decade. The world of these privateers and latter-day pirates comes vividly to life in this detailed exploration of their ships, crews, ports and battle tactics.

Author: Angus Konstam
ISBN-10: 1841760161
ISBN-13: 9781841760162
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 05/25/2001
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 9.64h x 7.36w x 0.19d
By Angus Konstam
By Angus Konstam
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Angus Konstam hails from the Orkney Islands and is the author of over 20 books for Osprey. Formerly the Curator of Weapons in the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London, he also served as the Chief Curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. His maritime titles for Osprey include Elite 69: Buccaneers 1620-1700 and Elite 70: Elizabethan Sea Dogs 1560-1605. Angus lives in London, where he combines a freelance museum consultancy business with a career as a historian and writer.

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