The Golden Age of Piracy: The Rise, Fall, and Enduring Popularity of Pirates 0820353264, 9780820353265

PIRATES The Golden Age Of Pirates: The Colorful Characters That Terrorized the Seas

Because of the way pirates are portrayed in the movies or on tv, we often think of them as colorful characters. In reali

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Europe's Babylon: The Rise and Fall of Antwerp's Golden Age [First Edition] 9781643137780, 9781643137773

In the Age of Exploration, Antwerp was sensational like nineteenth-century Paris or twentieth-century New York. It was s

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Caribbean History: A Captivating Guide to the History of the West Indies and the Golden Age of Piracy

Two manuscripts in one book:History of the Caribbean: A Captivating Guide to Caribbean History, Starting from Christophe

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The Lost Pilots: The Spectacular Rise and Scandalous Fall of Aviation’s Golden Couple 1250109248, 9781250109248

The saga of two star crossed pilots who soar to the greatest heights of fame, tailspin into scandal and crime, and go th

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The Golden Age of Justinian: From the Death of Theodosius to the Rise of Islam

Translated by Stuart Gilbert and James Emmons. It was the fifth and sixth centuries that saw the flowering of the Chris

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The undefeated : the rise, fall and rise of greater Japan

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The Age of Atlantic Revolution: The Fall and Rise of a Connected World 030020633X, 9780300206333

A bold new account of the Age of Revolution, one of the most complex and vast transformations in human history   “A fres

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The Rise And Fall Of Apartheid 9781868424108

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The Golden Age of Piracy in China, 1520–1810: A Short History with Documents 1538161524, 9781538161524

The Golden Age of Piracy in China, 1520–1810 exposes readers to the little-known history of Chinese piracy in the sixtee

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The Fall and Rise of China

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