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St. Augustine Pirates and Privateers

2012-08-21 History
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Release : 2012-08-21
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Book Synopsis St. Augustine Pirates and Privateers by : Theodore Corbett

Download or read book St. Augustine Pirates and Privateers written by Theodore Corbett. This book was released on 2012-08-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entrenched on Florida's Atlantic Coast since the sixteenth century, the Spanish presidio of St. Augustine was a prime target for piracy. For the colonial governors of Great Britain, France and Spain, privateering--and its rogue form, piracy--was a type of warfare used to enhance the limited resources of their colonies. While the citizens of St. Augustine were victims of this guerrilla war, they also struck back at their enemies using privateers such as Francisco Menendez, whose attacks on British ships strengthened his reputation and sustained the city. Historian Theodore Corbett recounts this dark and turbulent history, from the first sacking of the city by Francis Drake, through the pirate raids of the 1680s to the height of St. Augustine's privateering in the eighteenth century.

Andrew Ranson: St Augustine's Pirate

2014-12-06
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Book Synopsis Andrew Ranson: St Augustine's Pirate by : K. Lee

Download or read book Andrew Ranson: St Augustine's Pirate written by K. Lee. This book was released on 2014-12-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When his mother, the duchess, dies in childbirth, Andrew Ranson is abandoned by his father, the Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, who provides the black wet nurse funds to raise him as her own in Jamaica. After he goes to sea, Andrew learns of his heritage and collides with his father's upper-class world in England and America. While a captive in Spanish St. Augustine, Andrew saves the town from the 1702 invasion by English forces from Carolina. Andrew Ranson: St. Augustine's Pirate intertwines international intrigue as European powers battle for control of Florida and its all-important shipping lanes. Lust, piracy, financial ruin, and unrequited love also play their part in behind-the-scene views of events that established America, including the purchase of Mt. Vernon by the father of George Washington. Andrew Ranson: St. Augustine's Pirate received a medallion for being one of the ten historical fiction finalists in the Florida Writers Association's 2014 Royal Palm Literary Awards.

The Pirates of St. Augustine

2019-07
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Release : 2019-07
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Book Synopsis The Pirates of St. Augustine by : Fred Tutwiler

Download or read book The Pirates of St. Augustine written by Fred Tutwiler. This book was released on 2019-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bloody birth and history of St. Augustine

Pirates of St. Augustine

2011-04
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Release : 2011-04
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Book Synopsis Pirates of St. Augustine by : Pat Croce

Download or read book Pirates of St. Augustine written by Pat Croce. This book was released on 2011-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Pirate Women

2017-04-01 History
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Release : 2017-04-01
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Book Synopsis Pirate Women by : Laura Sook Duncombe

Download or read book Pirate Women written by Laura Sook Duncombe. This book was released on 2017-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first-ever Seven Seas history of the world's female buccaneers, Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas tells the story of women, both real and legendary, who through the ages sailed alongside—and sometimes in command of—their male counterparts. These women came from all walks of life but had one thing in common: a desire for freedom. History has largely ignored these female swashbucklers, until now. Here are their stories, from ancient Norse princess Alfhild and warrior Rusla to Sayyida al-Hurra of the Barbary corsairs; from Grace O'Malley, who terrorized shipping operations around the British Isles during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I; to Cheng I Sao, who commanded a fleet of four hundred ships off China in the early nineteenth century. Author Laura Sook Duncombe also looks beyond the stories to the storytellers and mythmakers. What biases and agendas motivated them? What did they leave out? Pirate Women explores why and how these stories are told and passed down, and how history changes depending on who is recording it. It's the most comprehensive overview of women pirates in one volume and chock-full of swashbuckling adventures that pull these unique women from the shadows into the spotlight that they deserve.

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