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Blackbeard, America's most notorious pirate, Angus Konstam

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-310) and index

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individual biography

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Blackbeard

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

62738529

Responsibility statement

Angus Konstam

Review

"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 (who probably went by the name of Edward Teach). Nearly three centuries after his death his name is still synonymous with piracy. Not content with becoming the scourge of the Caribbean, this brutal and fearless hell-raiser then sailed north to strike terror in the hearts of American colonists from New York to the Carolinas."

Sub title

America's most notorious pirate

Summary

"Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate traces Teach's career from the time he went to sea to his final defeat in a tremendous sea battle near his base at Ocracoke Island. Pirate expert Angus Konstam follows in Blackbeard's bloody wake through the Caribbean and describes his encounters with many others in the trade, especially at Benjamin Hornigold's "pirate school" in the Bahamas. He also reveals how Teach assembled the most powerful pirate fleet of his day and examines his fateful alliance with the "gentleman pirate" Stede Bonnet." "Drawing on vivid descriptions of Blackbeard's attacks from his rare surviving victims, Konstam presents dramatic accounts of the pirate's very effective tactics as well as his reputation for cruelty. Angus also examines the life and business of piracy, explains the lure of the trade, and reveals how contraband played an important part in the establishment of colonial America's fragile community."--Jacket

Table Of Contents

A date with history -- The pirate apprentice -- A pirate's life -- The scourge of the Caribbean -- Mixing with the wrong crowd -- The devil off Charles Town -- A cutthroat business -- The lord of the Outer Banks -- Trouble in the colonies -- The last battle -- The Blackbeard legacy

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America's most notorious pirate

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