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Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
By Dolin, Eric Jay
- ISBN
- 9781631492105 9781631492112
- Publisher
- Liveright: Norton
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Reviewed on August 1, 2018 | Social Sciences
Dolin has penned masterly histories of North American whaling (Leviathan), lighthouses (Brilliant Beacons), and now piracy. The golden age of piracy (late 1600s to early 1700s) is well known, with accounts ranging from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure Treasure Island to David Cordingly's history Under the Black Flag, which dismantled Hollywood myths about buccaneers and swashbucklers. But Dolin focuses on pirates who raided or sough...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
