{"product_id":"the-pirates-pact-douglas-r-burgess-9780071474764","title":"The Pirates' Pact: The Secret Alliances Between History's Most Notorious Buccaneers and Colonial America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Secret Alliances Between History's Most Notorious Buccaneers and Colonial America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWas classical piracy an earlier version of state-sponsored terrorism?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere's the story of how almost every well-known buccaneer of the \"Golden Age of Piracy\" enjoyed active sponsorship from England's governors in the American colonies- setting a pattern of official disobedience to the Crown that would ultimately contribute to the American push for independence. Relying on rare primary sources discovered in government archives in England, the Carolinas, Rhode Island, Jamaica, and elsewhere, Burgess combines true tales of derring-do with groundbreaking research in this fascinating history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas R. Burgess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0071474765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780071474764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e International Marine Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.30w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2008 pg. 67","brand":"Douglas R. Burgess","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913340584191,"sku":"9780071474764","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bef543b7-d77d-4c74-a0c1-7dde2825751f.jpg?v=1680618073","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pirates-pact-douglas-r-burgess-9780071474764","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}