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Cargando... Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Piratepor Angus Konstam
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Konstam's biographical treatment of Blackbeard is, for the most part, very well done, using the famed pirate as a good exemplar to cover Atlantic pirate culture and its leaders during the first decades of the 18th century. He does skip around a bit, which gets confusing, but other than that this treatment is quite good, and Konstam is careful to separate fact from fiction, at least to the extent possible. ( ) Overall I would say that this book is worth reading because there is a lot of info on the way the pirate community worked, both within and outside. I was somewhat disappointed because the author did not travel in one straight historical line - instead he kept jumping back and forth which made things confusing. It's title is somewhat ambiguous as, though Blackbeard is the prominent figure, the books goes into a lot more detail than just Blackbeard. You will learn of other pirates of the same era and all the dealings that went on between them and those in legal positions of authority (Colonial Governors). If you can stand the jumping back and forth of historical dates, then you should be OK and find this book both entertaining and informativ sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life,with wonderful details. --Publishers Weekly ""Interesting and exciting . . . a thoroughly enjoyable chronicle of an interesting life and interesting era."" --Booklist The definitive biography of history'smost fearsome and famous pirate Of all the colorful cutthroats who scoured the seas in search of plunder during the Golden Age of Piracy in the early eighteenth century, none was more ferocious or notorious than Blackbeard. As unforgettable as his savage career was, much of Blackbeard's life has been shrouded in mystery--until now. Drawing on vivid descriptions of Blackbeard's attacks from his rare surviving victims, pirate expert Angus Konstam traces Blackbeard's career from its beginnings to his final defeat in a tremendous sea battle near his base at Ocracoke Island. Presenting dramatic accounts of the pirate's very effective tactics and his reputation for cruelty, Konstam offers a fascinating examination of the life and business of piracy and the lure of this brutal and bloody trade. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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