The Golden Age of Piracy: The Rise, Fall, and Enduring Popularity of Pirates
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Twelve authors shed new light on the true history and enduring mythology of seventeenth– and eighteenth–century pirates in this anthology of scholarly essays.
The twelve entries in The Golden Age of Piracy discuss why pirates thrived in the seas of the New World, how pirates operated their plundering ventures, how governments battled piracy, and when and why piracy declined. Separating Hollywood myth from historical fact, these essays bring the real pirates of the Caribbean to life with a level of rigor and insight rarely applied to the subject.
The Golden Age of Piracy also delves into the enduring status of pirates as pop culture icons. Audiences have devoured stories about cutthroats such as Blackbeard and Henry Morgan since before Robert Louis Stevenson wrote Treasure Island. By looking at the ideas of gender and sexuality surrounding pirate stories, the renewed interest in hunting for pirate treasure, and the construction of pirate myths, the contributing authors tell a new story about the dangerous men, and a few dangerous women, who terrorized the high seas.
Contributors: Douglas R. Burgess, Guy Chet, John A. Coakley, Carolyn Eastman, Adam Jortner, Peter T. Leeson, Margarette Lincoln, Virginia W. Lunsford, Kevin P. McDonald, Carla Gardina Pestana, Matthew Taylor Raffety, and David Wilson.
Just when you thought the Age of Depp was waning, along comes The Golden Age of Piracy. This superb collection harnesses the best and most innovative scholarship on Atlantic piracy, ranging from the real and material to the pirate’s troubled public image. Historians, literary scholars, and economists all weigh in on why piracy took off in American waters after the English seizure of Jamaica and why it was largely suppressed within a few generations. . . . There is something here for everyone, more than enough to inspire a new cinematic franchise.Kris Lane
From historical accounts to today’s pop culture, this volume paints a broad picture of piracy during its ‘Golden Age.’ It is a fascinating study of how pirates were viewed by their contemporaries and their impact on politics and economies through time. The Golden Age of Piracy is a provocative, scholarly, and entertaining book on a topic we only think we know about.Charles R. Ewen
Given this book’s title, readers may automatically suspect that it is just another volume regurgitating the familiar stories related to Caribbean buccaneering in the seventeenth century. That would be a mistake; buccaneers are in this book, but it is a series of articles touching on many aspects of early modern piracy.Robert C. Ritchie
From historical accounts to today’s pop culture, this volume paints a broad picture of piracy during its ‘Golden Age.’ It is a fascinating study of how pirates were viewed by their contemporaries and their impact on politics and economies through time. The Golden Age of Piracy is a provocative, scholarly, and entertaining book on a topic we only think we know about.Charles R. Ewen
Given this book’s title, readers may automatically suspect that it is just another volume regurgitating the familiar stories related to Caribbean buccaneering in the seventeenth century. That would be a mistake; buccaneers are in this book, but it is a series of articles touching on many aspects of early modern piracy.Robert C. Ritchie
- Title: The Golden Age of Piracy: The Rise, Fall, and Enduring Popularity of Pirates
- Author: David Head
- Publisher: University of Georgia Press
- Print Publication Date: 2020
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 264
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9780820353272, 9780820353265, 0820353264, 0820353272
- Resource ID: LLS:9780820353272
- Resource Type: Monograph
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DAVID HEAD is a lecturer of history at the University of Central Florida and the author of Privateers of the Americas: Spanish American Privateering from the United States in the Early Republic (Georgia).