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Buccaneers of the Caribbean : how piracy forged an empire /

"During the seventeenth century, sea raiders known as buccaneers controlled the Caribbean. Buccaneers were not pirates but privateers, licensed to attack the Spanish by the governments of England, France, and Holland. Jon Latimer charts the exploits of these men who followed few rules as they f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Latimer, Jon
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Buccaneers.
Privateering > Caribbean Area > History > 17th century.
Adventure and adventurers > Caribbean Area > History > 17th century.
Seafaring life > Caribbean Area > History > 17th century.
Caribbean Area > History, Naval > 17th century.
Imperialism > History > 17th century.
Spain > Colonies > America > History > 17th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > America > History > 17th century.
France > Colonies > America > History > 17th century.
Netherlands > Colonies > America > History > 17th century.
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Summary:"During the seventeenth century, sea raiders known as buccaneers controlled the Caribbean. Buccaneers were not pirates but privateers, licensed to attack the Spanish by the governments of England, France, and Holland. Jon Latimer charts the exploits of these men who followed few rules as they forged new empires"--From publisher description.
Physical Description:342 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-326) and index.
ISBN:9780674034037 (alk. paper)
0674034031 (alk. paper)