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The Pirate Wars
by Peter Earle
ISBN: 041375880X
ISBN-13: 9780413758804
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"[A] readable, effective and well researched account of the rise and fall of piracy in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Mediterranean between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries...." -- Andrew Lambert
-- Times Literary Supplement
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Publisher: Methuen
Published date: 2003
Pages: 304
Publisher's Notes
Investigating the fascination pirates hold over the popular imagination, Peter Earle takes the fable of ocean-going Robin Hoods sailing under the "banner of King Death" and contrasts it with the reality of robbery, torture and death and the freedom of a short, violent life on the high seas.
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The Pirate Wars
Peter Earle
Methuen, 2003. lacks dust jacket; small stain to back board else VG. ISBN: 0 413 75880 X. First Edition. Hard Cover. ( more information)
Offered by Farringdon Books (United Kingdom)
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THE PIRATE WARS
EARLE, Peter.:
Methuen 1988 1st.. 304pp. Illustrated chapter headings. 24x16. An unmarked copy:- Near-Mint in Near-Mint d/j. The Pirate Wars were campaigns fought by units of the navy against pirates in the years between 1600 and 1830. In this well balanced book, the author examines the story of these conflicts from the perspective of both protagonists. ( more information)
Offered by Gerald Lee Maritime Books (United Kingdom)
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The Pirate Wars
Earle, Peter
Methuen, 2003 304pp. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo. ( more information)
Offered by Red Star Books (United Kingdom)
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The Pirate Wars
Earle, Peter
London, United Kingdom: Methuen, 2003 304 pages . First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. ( more information)
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The Pirate Wars
Earle, Peter
London, England: Methuen Publishing Ltd., 2003. FINE stated 1st edition (& 1st printing) in a FINE color pictorial dust jacket (British & American price intact).. ISBN: 041375880x. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. PIRATES GREAT BRITAIN HISTORY NAVAL. ( more information)
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