Buccaneers of the Caribbean how piracy forged an empire / Jon Latimer.

Author/creator Latimer, Jon
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,
Description342 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Buccaneers.
Privateering--Caribbean Area. --History. --17th century.
Adventure and adventurers--Caribbean Area. --History. --17th century.
Seafaring life--Caribbean Area. --History. --17th century.
Imperialism--History. --17th century.
Caribbean Area--History, Naval. --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.

Contents 1. A new world -- 2. Tobacco and salt -- 3. Piet Hein -- 4. Brethren of the coast -- 5. Sugar and slaves -- 6. The Western design -- 7. Buccaneer islands -- 8. First admiral -- 9. Portobelo -- 10. Maracaibo -- 11. Panamá -- 12. French service -- 13. Suppression -- 14. The end of the buccaneers.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 314-326) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009007389
ISBN9780674034037 (alk. paper)
ISBN0674034031 (alk. paper)

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