Pirates & Privateers from Long Island Sound to Delaware Bay
Jamie L. H. Goodall
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Description
Illicit commerce was key to the survival of the mid-Atlantic colonies from the Golden Age of piracy to the battles of the American Revolution.
Out of this exciting time came beloved villains like Captain William Kidd and Black Sam Bellamy as well as inspiring locals like Captain Shelley and James Forten. Learn of the legend of Sadie the Goat and her Charlton Street Gang as piracy was ending in the region in the 19th century.
From the shores of New York to the oceans of the East Indies, from Delaware Bay to the islands of the West Indies, author Jamie L.H. Goodall illuminates the height of piratical depredations in the mid-Atlantic in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Product Details
Price
$21.99
$20.45
Publisher
History Press
Publish Date
May 16, 2022
Pages
128
Dimensions
6.08 X 9.0 X 0.3 inches | 0.62 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781467148276
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About the Author
Jamie L.H. Goodall, PhD, is staff historian with the U.S. Army Center of Military History in Washington, D.C. She has a PhD in history from The Ohio State University, with specializations in Atlantic world, early American and military histories. Goodall is an expert on Golden Age piracy and has published with The History Press/Arcadia Publishing, the Washington Post and National Geographic. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband, Kyle, and her Boxers, Thomas Jefferson and John Tyler. You can find her and her #SwashbucklinStoryTime on Twitter (@L_Historienne).
